---
title: "Get/Export Document"
method: GET
path: "/v1/documents/{id}"
tags: ["Document Access"]
---

# Get/Export Document

`GET /v1/documents/{id}`

Retrieves information about the requested document or exports it as an image.

**Get Document:** Requires at least read-only access. Document owner information is only returned if the requesting user has view access and the document is unpublished. If published, the user must be at least a collaborator.

**Export Document:** Exports a given document in a specified image format. When exporting oversized images, the resolution may be automatically scaled down to enable performant API requests.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `page` number
- `pageId` string
- `crop` string

## Headers

- `Accept` string

## Response `200`

OK with Document resource containing information about the requested document or the binary data in the response body for exports. The Accept header specifies the type of image for exports.

- Document
  - `documentId` string, uuid, required — Unique ID of the document
  - `title` string, required — Title of the document
  - `editUrl` string, uri, required — Link to edit the document
  - `viewUrl` string, uri, required — Link to view the document
  - `version` integer, required — Most recent version
  - `pageCount` integer, required — Number of pages within the document
  - `canEdit` boolean, required — If requesting user can edit the document
  - `created` string, date-time, required — Date and time of when the document was created
  - `creatorId` integer, required — ID of user who created and owns the document
  - `lastModified` string, date-time, required — Date and time of when the document was last modified
  - `lastModifiedUserId` integer, required — ID of user who most recently modified the document
  - `customAttributes` CustomAttribute[], required — List of any custom attributes belonging to the document. Populated for Enterprise Accounts only.
    - `type` 'singleLineText' | 'multiLineText' | 'singleSelectDropdown' | 'multiSelectDropdown' | 'webLink' | 'numericalRange' | 'hierarchicalDropdown', required — The custom attribute type
    - `name` string — Title of the custom attribute. hierarchicalDropdown attributes do not have names.
    - `value` union — The value assigned to the custom attribute. The type of this value is determined by the Attribute Type.
      - string
      - union[]
        - union
          - DataPair — Object representing a key-value pair of data.
            - `name` string, required — Custom data key
            - `value` string, required — Custom data value
          - string
  - `customTags` string[], required — List of any custom tags assigned to the document
  - `product` 'lucidchart' | 'lucidscale' | 'lucidspark', required — The Lucid Suite product that a document was created in.
  - `status` string, nullable — Current assigned status of the document
  - `classification` string, nullable — Current assigned classification of the document
  - `classificationId` string, uuid, nullable — Current assigned classification ID of the document.
  - `trashed` string, date-time, nullable — If defined, the timestamp when the document was moved to the trash
  - `parent` integer, nullable — ID of the parent folder
  - `repository` Repository
    - `repositoryId` string — the ID of the repository
  - `accountId` integer, nullable, required — ID of Lucid account that owns the document
  - `owner` DocumentOwner
    - `id` number — Id of either the user or the account, depending on the type of the document user resource.
    - `type` string — Specifies if the owner resource is referring to a user or an account. Value will be either "user" or "account".
    - `name` string — Full name of the user that owns this document. This field is excluded if this document is owned by an account.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request. More than one page and/or pageId was provided for export.
- `403` — Forbidden. The app making the request does not have permission to the document, or if the document has been deleted or does not exist.
- `404` — Not Found. The specified page or pageID could not be found for export.
- `406` — Not Acceptable. The specified image type is not supported for export.
- `429` — Too Many Requests. If the account makes more than 75 requests in 5 seconds.

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