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# Get an uploaded file

> Retrieve a file you previously uploaded to Transform using its file ID. Review the file response and errors for missing or expired uploads.

Retrieve a previously uploaded file by its `file_id`. The response returns the file, or HTTP 404 when the file is missing or expired.

Start with [Parse your first document](/transform/first-request).


## OpenAPI

````yaml transform/api/production-openapi.json GET /api/v2/upload/{fileId}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Unstructured Transform API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    One document in, the parsed document back. A single call takes a document
    and returns structured output; no job graph, no strategy selection, no model
    provider setup, and no polling loop. An optional schema switches the request
    from parse-only to parse-then-extract.
servers:
  - url: https://transform.unstructured.io
    description: Transform API
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Parse
    description: Document parsing and structured extraction.
  - name: Extract
    description: Structured fields from a parse that already exists.
  - name: Jobs
    description: Status and results of jobs.
  - name: Upload
    description: Upload and manage scratch documents
paths:
  /api/v2/upload/{fileId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Upload
      summary: Get an uploaded file
      description: Retrieve a file previously uploaded to scratch storage.
      operationId: uploadGet
      parameters:
        - name: fileId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The ID of the uploaded file.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The file content.
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '401':
          description: The caller must provide a valid credential to download a file.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                authenticationRequired:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/AuthenticationRequired'
        '404':
          description: The requested file does not exist or has expired.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                fileNotFound:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UploadedFileNotFound'
        '500':
          description: The file could not be downloaded because of an internal error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                internalFailure:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/UploadInternalFailure'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
      description: A machine-readable code and an actionable message.
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCode'
        message:
          type: string
          description: What went wrong, and what to do about it.
    ErrorCode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - invalid_input
        - missing_input
        - invalid_output_format
        - output_option_unavailable
        - malformed_schema_json
        - schema_too_large
        - invalid_schema
        - unauthorized
        - quota_exceeded
        - file_too_large
        - unsupported_file_type
        - could_not_parse
        - rate_limited
        - parse_job_failed
        - profile_unavailable
        - result_expired
        - parse_not_complete
        - parse_expired
        - internal_error
        - not_found
        - method_not_allowed
        - job_not_terminal
        - forbidden
  examples:
    AuthenticationRequired:
      summary: Credential is missing or invalid
      value:
        code: unauthorized
        message: >-
          Authentication required: send either an 'unstructured-api-key' header
          or 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'.
    UploadedFileNotFound:
      summary: Uploaded file is absent or expired
      value:
        code: not_found
        message: File not found or expired.
    UploadInternalFailure:
      summary: File operation failed internally
      value:
        code: internal_error
        message: The file operation could not be completed. Retry the request.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: unstructured-api-key
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````