Retrieve Content File

Retrieve the content file of a specified component.

GET/api/mdl/components/{component_type_and_record_name}/files

Headers

Name	Description
`Accept`	`application/json` (default) or `application/xml`

URI Path Parameters

Name	Description
`component_type_and_record_name`	The component type of the record followed by the name of the record from which to retrieve the content file. The format is `{Componenttype}.{record_name}`. For example, `Formattedoutput.my_formatted_output__c`.

Request

curl -X GET -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/mdl/components/Formattedoutput.my_formatted_output__c/files

Response

{
    "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "my_formatted_output__c.template_file",
            "href": "myvault.veevavault.com/api/mdl/components/Formattedoutput.my_formatted_output__c/files/4be398c32fc2ccf48adaf6ebe53782a1",
            "method": "GET",
            "accept": "application/pdf"
        }
    ],
    "data": [
        {
            "name__v": "4be398c32fc2ccf48adaf6ebe53782a1",
            "original_name__v": "Quote.pdf",
            "format__v": "application/pdf",
            "size__v": 654122,
            "sha1_checksum__v": "4be398c32fc2ccf48adaf6ebe53782a1"
        }
    ]
}

Response Details

On SUCCESS, the response includes the following:

Name	Description
`name__v`	The name of the file which can be used in MDL for referencing the component.
`original_name__v`	The original name of the uploaded file.
`format__v`	The format of the file.
`size__v`	The file size of the file.
`sha1_checksum__v`	The SHA-1 checksum value generated for the file. Use the checksum to ensure the file was transmitted correctly.