--- title: "Get Document" slug: "get-document" updated: 2025-06-27T19:56:01Z published: 2025-06-27T19:56:01Z canonical: "docs.onespan.com/get-document" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.onespan.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Document The Get Document API retrieves metadata and content of a document that is being processed in a transaction. The request needs to contain the document ID and the transaction ID. The document is a fundamental resource in the OneSpan platform domain model (see [Document model](/v1/docs/document-model)). ## Syntax ```http GET /api/transaction/uuid: transaction_id/document/document_id/pdf ``` ## Examples ### Example request ```http GET /api/transaction/dcaad720-d1e9-47ba-a76b-a6370ef0373b/document/ee02adab-4946-4fae-884f-d8990aaf776a/pdf HTTP/1.1 Host: onespan.com Accept: application/json, text/javascript ``` ### Example response ```http HTTP/1.1 200 OK Vary: Accept Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 ``` The response body contains the requested document. ### Headers The following headers are included in the request and the response: #### Request headers - [Accept](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.2): The response content type depends on the Accept header. - [Authorization](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7235#section-4.2): The OAuth/JWT token to authenticate. #### Response Headers - [Content-Type](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-3.1.1.5): Depends on the Accept header of the request. ### Status codes

Status code	Name	Description
Status codes
200	OK	No error.
400	Bad Request	The transaction data is invalid.
401	Unauthorized	Invalid token.
403	Forbidden	The token does not grant transaction creation rights.
500	Internal Server Error	Server or application error.