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Get Document By Id

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GET
/document/:domain/:document_id
GET
/document/:domain/:document_id
$curl https://fai.buildwithfern.com/document/domain/document_id \
> -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
> -H "Content-Type: application/json"
1{
2 "document": {
3 "document_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
4 "domain": "finance",
5 "chunk": "Section 1: Introduction to Financial Regulations",
6 "document": "This document outlines the key financial regulations applicable to investment firms in 2024.",
7 "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
8 "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
9 "title": "Financial Regulations Overview 2024",
10 "url": "https://finance.example.com/docs/financial-regulations-2024",
11 "version": "1.3.0",
12 "product": "Investment Compliance Suite",
13 "keywords": [
14 "finance",
15 "regulations",
16 "investment",
17 "compliance"
18 ],
19 "authed": true
20 }
21}
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AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Path parameters

domainstringRequired
document_idstringRequired

Response

Successful Response
documentobject
The requested document

Errors

422
Unprocessable Entity Error