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  tags:
    - documents
    - GET
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  description: >-
    Download document content (scope documents:read). Reference for the GET
    /api/v1/documents/{id}/content endpoint in the Basenet Public API.
sidebar:
  label: Download document content (scope documents:read)
  badge: GET
title: Download document content (scope documents:read)
type: openapi-operation
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Endpoint: `GET /api/v1/documents/{id}/content`

Authentication: `bearerAuth` (Scoped API token (bnx\_…). Required scopes are noted per operation.)

Parameters:
- `id` (in path, string, required)

Responses:
- `200`: Binary content stream
- `401`: Unauthenticated
- `403`: Forbidden (missing scope or permission)
- `404`: Not found
- `429`: Rate limited

Response 200 body (`application/octet-stream`): string