Return the URL for a Document Blob - Content REST API - Current - Current - Ready - Hyland Experience - external

Hyland Experience Content REST API

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Hyland Experience
Product
Content REST API
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Current
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Returns the pre-signed, AWS S3 URL for the specified document.

Base Request

GET /api/download/url/[docId]/[propertyXPathAndFilename]

where [docId] is the alphanumeric ID for the document and [propertyXPathAndFilename] is the XPath to the property holding the blob and the file name (for example, sysfile_blob/test.png or sysfiles_blobs/0/test.png).

Query Parameters

Parameter Description Type Required Notes
expiration The maximum number of seconds the pre-signed URL remains valid before expiring. integer Optional If the specified value exceeds the global expiration value set for the Hyland Experience repository (3600 seconds, by default), the global expiration value is used.

Headers

Header Name Description Required Values
Authorization The access token Required Bearer [access_token]

where [access_token] is a string generated when you complete authentication (see Getting Started)

User-Agent Identity of the client making the request to the server Required [product]/[version]

where [product] is the name of the software you are using to make the request and [version] is the numbered version of the software (for example, MyCompanyProduct/1.0).

For information on other types of values commonly included in user-agent request headers, see the User-Agent HTTP header reference section on the Mozilla developer documentation website.

HXCS-REPOSITORY The repository ID Optional Any contributed repository name. Default is default.
Accept The format of the data to be returned Optional */*

Sample Request

GET /api/download/url/[docId]/[propertyXPathAndFilename]?expiration=2000

Authorization: Bearer [access_token]
User-Agent: MyCompanyProduct/1.0
HXCS-REPOSITORY: default
Accept: */*

Response

A string value for the URL is returned.

Status Codes and Errors

The following table lists the returned status codes.

Code Description Notes
200 OK Returns the pre-signed, AWS S3 URL for the specified document.
401 Not Authorized Authentication has failed or was not provided.
403 Not Allowed Access permissions are invalid or missing.
404 Not Found The document could not be found.