How to Use File Staging for Extracts

When Vault exports files as part of an extract, such as the Export Documents API or using Vault Loader's Extract Document Renditions action, the extracted information downloads to a CSV with references to those files on your file staging.

To retrieve extracted source files, use the Download Item Content API. This provides superior performance over other methods because:

• Calls to the File Staging API do not impact end-user-performance.
• The Download Item Content API allows you to create resumable downloads for large files, or to continue downloading a file if your session is interrupted.
• The File Staging API can execute up to 10 concurrent threads, allowing you to scale downloads to maximum performance.

To retrieve extracted files using the Download Item Content API, locate the file column in the CSV output from your export. This column shows the filename and location, relative to file staging's root, of each extracted file. Use this path in the Download Item Content API's item parameter to retrieve extracted source files.

Vault automatically deletes extracted files and folders on file staging every 72 hours by default. This auto-deletion timeframe does not apply to files that users upload to file staging.