---
title: "Get a document"
method: GET
path: "/documents/{document_id}"
tags: ["Documents"]
---

# Get a document

`GET /documents/{document_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.jitprompt.com`
- URL: `https://app.jitprompt.com/documents/{document_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

One document: title, source file name, status (`pending`, `parsing`,
`structuring`, `embedding`, `ready`, `failed`), the error if it failed,
its one-line summary and section count.

## Path parameters

- `document_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- Document
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `namespace_id` string, uuid, required
  - `title` string, nullable, required
  - `summary` string, nullable, required
  - `source_name` string, required
  - `status` 'pending' | 'parsing' | 'structuring' | 'embedding' | 'ready' | 'failed', required
  - `error` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `section_count` integer, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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