Download File
Table of Contents
Overview
This API downloads a file from a file upload, image, audio, video, or signature field of a specific record, which is present in a Zoho Creator application.
Request Details
Request URL
https://<base_url>/api/v2.1/<account_owner_name>/<app_link_name>/report/<report_link_name>/<record_ID>/<field_link_name>/download
Request method
GET
Header
| Key | Value | Description |
| Authorization | Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxx xxxxxxxxx9be93.9 b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf | An authentication token (authtoken) allows users to access apps and APIs without having to enter their login credentials each time. |
| environment | development/stage | Refers to the environment stage. |
Note: By default, production value will be considered for the environment header.
OAuth scope
scope=ZohoCreator.report.READ
where,
| base_url | the base URL of your Creator account For example, it's creator.zoho.com if your account belongs to Zoho's US DC, and is creator.zoho.eu if it belongs to Zoho's EU DC. |
| account_owner_name | the username of the Creator account's owner |
| app_link_name | the link name of the target application |
| report_link_name | the link name of the target report |
| record_ID | the ID of the record from which you want to download the file |
| field_link_name | the link name of the target file upload, image, audio, video, or signature field |
Possible Errors
Refer to this page for the list of error codes and messages.
Sample Request for Production environment (for C6 users)
Copiedcurl "https://creator.zoho.com/api/v2.1/jason18/zylker-store/report/Inventory_Report/3888834000000114050/Product_Manual/download"
-X GET
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"This sample request will download the file present in the Product_Manual field of the record with ID 3888834000000114050, which is displayed in the Inventory Report of the Zylker Store application.
Sample Request for Development/ Stage environments (for C6 users)
Copiedcurl "https://creator.zoho.com/api/v2.1/jason18/zylker-store/report/Inventory_Report/3888834000000114050/Product_Manual/download"
-X GET
-H 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf'
-H 'environment: development'
Sample Response
If the request is a success, the target file will be downloaded.