---
title: "Get the current pixel buffer of an overlay model as raw binary: width * height * bytesPerPixel bytes, row-major from the top-left, which is the exact layout `PUT /api/overlays/model/{model}/data` accepts. The model geometry is repeated in the `X-FPP-Model-Width`, `X-FPP-Model-Height` and `X-FPP-Model-BytesPerPixel` response headers."
method: GET
path: "/api/overlays/model/{model}/data/raw"
tags: ["overlays"]
---

# Get the current pixel buffer of an overlay model as raw binary: width * height * bytesPerPixel bytes, row-major from the top-left, which is the exact layout `PUT /api/overlays/model/{model}/data` accepts. The model geometry is repeated in the `X-FPP-Model-Width`, `X-FPP-Model-Height` and `X-FPP-Model-BytesPerPixel` response headers.

`GET /api/overlays/model/{model}/data/raw`

The JSON form spends 4-6 wire bytes per payload byte; this one spends one.

## Response `200`

Binary pixel data (application/octet-stream).

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[API](https://skmtc.net/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/falconchristmas/fpp-api/revisions/2d744b175449/schema)