scenes
scene-content

Get scene content

Retrieve the complete content of a scene including all drawing elements and files.

This endpoint returns:
- All drawing elements (shapes, lines, text, etc.)
- Embedded files and images
- Scene settings and configuration
- Version information
- Canvas state and viewport settings

<Callout type="info">
The response includes the current version of the scene. For version history or specific versions, use the versioning endpoints.
</Callout>

<Callout type="performance">
Large scenes with many elements or files may result in substantial response sizes. Consider implementing client-side caching for frequently accessed scenes.
</Callout>

**Use cases:**
- Loading scenes for editing
- Creating scene backups
- Exporting scene data
- Scene analysis and processing
get/api/v1/scenes/{sceneId}/content

Path parameters

sceneIdstring required

Response

This response returns the complete content of the requested scene.

type'excalidraw' required
versionnumber required
sourcestring required
sceneVersionstring required
filesobject required
filesFailedToEmbedstring[]

List of file IDs referenced by the scene that could not be embedded into the response. Omitted when all referenced files were embedded successfully.

Changes

No recorded changes to this endpoint across all 1 revision of this API.