---
title: "Download a purchased transcript"
method: GET
path: "/v2/transcripts/{transcript_id}/download"
tags: ["Transcripts"]
---

# Download a purchased transcript

`GET /v2/transcripts/{transcript_id}/download`

Streams a watermarked TXT or PDF built from the canonical text. The response is file bytes, never a presigned URL to the unmarked original.

## Path parameters

- `transcript_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `fmt` string — File format: txt or pdf

## Response `200`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-14** `fd615712e250` — 1 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/carbonarc/apis/carbon-arc-api-documentation/changes/v2/transcripts/:transcript_id/download/get.md)

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