---
title: "Retrieve a task attachment"
method: GET
path: "/companies/{company}/tasks/{task}/attachments/{attachment}"
tags: ["Tasks"]
---

# Retrieve a task attachment

`GET /companies/{company}/tasks/{task}/attachments/{attachment}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.factuarea.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.factuarea.com/v1/companies/{company}/tasks/{task}/attachments/{attachment}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

Retrieve the metadata of an attachment: name, MIME type, size, where it is attached and who uploaded it. Use the download operation to get the file.

## Path parameters

- `company` string, uuid, required
- `task` string, uuid, required
- `attachment` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Factuarea-Version` string, date

## Response `200`

- object
  - `data` TaskAttachment, required: A file attached to a task, in its description or in a comment.
    - `id` string, uuid, required: UUID v7 of the attachment.
    - `object` 'task_attachment', required: Stripe-like discriminator. Always `task_attachment` for this resource.
    - `task_id` string, uuid, required: UUID of the task.
    - `comment_id` string, uuid, nullable, required: UUID of the comment it belongs to, or `null` when attached to the description.
    - `surface` 'description' | 'comment', required
    - `file_name` string, required
    - `mime_type` 'image/png' | 'image/jpeg' | 'image/gif' | 'image/webp' | 'image/heic' | 'image/avif' | 'application/pdf' | 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document' | 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' | 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation' | 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text' | 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet' | 'text/plain' | 'text/csv' | 'text/markdown' | 'application/zip', required: Real type of the file, detected by content on upload.
    - `size_bytes` integer, required
    - `kind` 'image' | 'file', required
    - `uploaded_by_id` string, uuid, nullable, required: UUID of the member who uploaded it, or `null`.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Upload timestamp.

## Other responses

- `400`: `parameter_unknown` with `subcode` `retired_active_profile_header`: the retired `X-Active-Profile` header was sent; the company goes in the path. `parameter_invalid_format` on `Factuarea-Version`: the header is not a `YYYY-MM-DD` date. `unsupported_api_version`: the `Factuarea-Version` date is not a supported version.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `403`: The request is authenticated but not allowed: the API key lacks the required scope (`insufficient_scope`), the plan does not include the public API or this feature (`addon_not_active`, `feature_not_available_in_plan`), or the module is not available with a test key (`module_not_available_in_sandbox`).
- `404`: The requested resource does not exist or belongs to another company.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration in `Retry-After`.
- `500`: Unexpected server error.

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