---
title: "Fetch original file"
description: "Returns original file (posted on Document create) in url safe base64 (Base64URL) encoded string."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: /api-docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Fetch original file

<div class="endpoint-signature"><span data-method="GET">GET</span><code>/api/v1_2/documents/:document_id/original_file</code></div>

Returns original file (posted on Document create) in url safe base64 (Base64URL) encoded string.
Until the document is properly processed the endpoint returns file data of initial upload.

For most use cases is better to use the expirable urls present in document detail for original file download. You can do it in one step after you download document payload without additional request to this endpoint.

## Path parameters

| Name | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `document_id` | — | — |

## Headers

| Name | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `Authorization` | Bearer demo_access_token | — |

## Code examples

### cURL

```curl
curl --request GET 'https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer demo_access_token'
```
### HTTP

```http
GET /api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file HTTP/1.1
Host: app.datamolino.com
Authorization: Bearer demo_access_token
```
### JavaScript Fetch

```javascript
const response = await fetch("https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer demo_access_token"
  },
});

const data = await response.json();
```
### Node.js Axios

```javascript
import axios from "axios";

const response = await axios({
  method: "get",
  url: "https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file",
  headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer demo_access_token"
  }
});

console.log(response.data);
```
### Python Requests

```python
import requests

url = "https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file"
headers = {
  "Authorization": "Bearer demo_access_token"
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())
```
### Ruby Net::HTTP

```ruby
require 'json'
require 'net/http'

uri = URI("https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer demo_access_token"

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts JSON.parse(response.body)
```
### Ruby on Rails

```ruby
# app/services/datamolino_client.rb
require 'json'
require 'net/http'

class DatamolinoClient
  BASE_URL = "https://app.datamolino.com"

  def initialize(access_token: Rails.application.credentials.dig(:datamolino, :access_token))
@access_token = access_token
  end

  def request_fetch_original_file
uri = URI("#{BASE_URL}/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{@access_token}"

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

JSON.parse(response.body)
  end
end
```
### PHP Guzzle

```php
<?php

use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$client = new Client();
$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file', [
'headers' => json_decode('{"Authorization":"Bearer demo_access_token"}', true)
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```
### Java OkHttp

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer demo_access_token")
.method("GET", null)
.build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```
### C# HttpClient

```csharp
using var client = new HttpClient();
using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file");
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer demo_access_token");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
```
### Go Native

```go
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file", nil)
if err != nil { panic(err) }
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer demo_access_token")

res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil { panic(err) }
defer res.Body.Close()

body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil { panic(err) }
fmt.Println(string(body))
```
### Swift URLSession

```swift
import Foundation

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://app.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/98765/original_file")!)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.setValue("Bearer demo_access_token", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
```

## Responses

### 200 OK

Content type: `application/json; charset=utf-8`

```json
{
  "links": {
"back": {
  "href": "https://beta.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents"
},
"self": {
  "href": "https://beta.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/315940/original_file?access_token=demo_access_token"
}
  },
  "documents": [
{
  "links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://beta.datamolino.com/api/v1_2/documents/315940"
    }
  },
  "id": 315940,
  "user_file_name": "12_20180427.000158.01.pdf",
  "original_content_type": "application/pdf",
  "original_file_base64": "demo_identifier"
}
  ]
}
```

Source: /api-docs/reference/document-basic-actions/fetch-original-file/index.md