---
title: "Download a single file"
method: GET
path: "/v2/project/files/download/{fileId}"
tags: ["Files"]
deprecated: true
---

# Download a single file

`GET /v2/project/files/download/{fileId}`

> **Deprecated.**

Download a single source or translated file. This deprecated endpoint is retained for backward compatibility; new integrations should use `POST /v2/project/files/download`.

## Path parameters

- `fileId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `branchId` string
- `versionId` string
- `locale` string

## Headers

- `gt-api-version` '2025-01-01.v0' | '2025-11-03.v1' | '2026-02-18.v1' | '2026-03-06.v1' — API contract version. Defaults to the oldest supported version.
- `gt-project-id` string — Target project ID when no project ID is present in the path. Project API keys default to their bound project. If supplied, the header must match both the path target and the key’s bound project.

## Response `200`

Downloaded file

- object
  - `data` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Request error
- `401` — Request error
- `403` — Request error
- `404` — Request error
- `425` — Translation is still processing
- `429` — Request error
- `500` — Request error

## Changes

- **2026-09-26** `4587bc8b9f53` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `UserBearerAuth` was removed from the API
- **2026-09-09** `1f85b1892342` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `UserBearerAuth` was added to the API
- **2026-08-27** `367cd605d090` — 1 breaking, 12 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `fileId`, the minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API
  - added the media type `text/html` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `text/html` for the response with the status `403`
  - …9 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/generaltranslation/apis/general-translation-api/changes/v2/project/files/download/:fileId/get.md)

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