Get Document Details

Retrieves detailed metadata for a specific Zoho Writer document, including its ID, name, owner, creation and modification timestamps, and access URLs.

Endpoints

get https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/documents/{document_id}

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OAuth Scope

ZohoWriter.documentEditor.ALL, WorkDrive.files.ALL, WorkDrive.organization.ALL, WorkDrive.workspace.ALLCopied!

curl --request GET \
  --url https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/documents/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9 \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'


    headersMap = Map();
    headersMap.put("Accept", "application/json");

    response = invokeUrl
    [
        url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/writer/api/v1/documents/{document_id}"
        type: GET
        headers: headersMap
        connection: connection_name
    ]

    info response;

Path Parameters

document_idstring(Required)

The unique ID of the document.

  {
    "extension": "zwriter",
    "role": "OWNER",
    "modified_time_ms": 1736426248822,
    "owner_id": "667009621",
    "writer_home_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/documents",
    "is_published": false,
    "shared_time_ms": 1736426248822,
    "open_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/open/6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "is_favourite": false,
    "last_opened_time_ms": 1736332736838,
    "thumbnail_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/thumbnail/6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6?t_id=4504799000121824571",
    "document_id": "6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "type": "document",
    "title": "New Document",
    "lock_info": {
      "status": false
    },
    "is_orgpublished": false,
    "document_name": "Invoice_2026_001",
    "isWorkflowCompleted": false,
    "modified_time": "2025-01-09T12:37:28Z",
    "library_id": 14,
    "permissions": {
      "can_read_fill": true,
      "can_trash": true,
      "can_share": true,
      "can_edit": true,
      "can_lock": true,
      "can_copy": true,
      "can_org_publish": true,
      "can_read": true,
      "is_admin": false,
      "can_discard_lock": false,
      "can_remove_share": false,
      "can_publish": true,
      "can_delete": false,
      "can_restore": false,
      "can_rename": true,
      "can_favourite": true,
      "can_leave": false,
      "can_download": true,
      "can_unlock": false
    },
    "is_shared": false,
    "download_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/api/v1/download/6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "id": "6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "lastmodified_by": [
      {
        "email_id": "amelia@zylker.com",
        "profile_photo": "https://contacts.zoho.com/file?t=user&ID=950162&fs=thumb",
        "user_id": "950162",
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "language": "en",
        "display_name": "Amelia"
      }
    ],
    "final_info": {
      "status": false
    },
    "parent_info": {
      "folder_name": "My Folders",
      "folder_link": "https://workdrive.zoho.com/home/ep/6oq3d00e1e07d58c64077b4f1c1f28da4a777/privatespace/folders/files"
    },
    "created_time": "2025-01-08T10:38:56Z",
    "parent_folder_id": "qpz9g646b2ddd954247b3988165bc17c156fe",
    "isWorkflowStarted": false,
    "collaboration_id": "2242265600293904878",
    "resource_type": "native",
    "last_opened_time": "2025-01-08T10:38:56Z",
    "version_id": "5719899008834658125",
    "created_by": "Amelia",
    "version": "4.0",
    "created_time_ms": 1736332736838,
    "product_type": 1,
    "preview_url": "https://writer.zoho.com/writer/zwpreview/6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "creator_id": "667009621",
    "name": "Sample Document",
    "permalink": "https://workdrive.zoho.com/file/6yc4z4f557db79e9f446ca37f5702c8b901f6",
    "publish_info": {
      "is_published": false,
      "type": "none",
      "version": "-1"
    },
    "status": "active"
  }

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