Download File

GET/api/v1/users/me/files/:id/download

Returns a short-lived signed download URL (15-minute TTL) for the attachment. Re-fetch on demand rather than caching the URL.

Bearer accessToken

Productionhttps://api.care360-next.carevalidate.com/api/v1/users/me/files/{id}/download

Staginghttps://api-staging.care360-next.carevalidate.com/api/v1/users/me/files/{id}/download

Headers

Headers

Authorizationstringrequired

Bearer access token from /verify-otp.

Path Parameters

Path Parameters

idstringrequired

Attachment UUID.

Example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

Behavior

The same uniform-404 rules from /metadata apply. A missing bucket-side object (DB row exists, bucket file does not) propagates as a top-level internal error.

Response Shape

Field	Type	Notes
downloadUrl	string	Short-lived signed URL into the GCS bucket (V4 read action).
fileName	string	The current file name to use as the download filename.
expiresIn	number	900 (seconds). Matches the 15-minute signed-URL TTL.

Example Request

cURL

curl -X GET '<BASE_URL>/api/v1/users/me/files/<id>/download' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <accessToken>'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
'<BASE_URL>/api/v1/users/me/files/<id>/download',
{
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer <accessToken>',
  },
}
);
const { data } = await response.json();
window.location.assign(data.downloadUrl);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
  '<BASE_URL>/api/v1/users/me/files/<id>/download',
  headers={
      'Authorization': 'Bearer <accessToken>',
  },
)
print(response.json())

Responses

▶200Success

{
  "status": 200,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "downloadUrl": "https://storage.googleapis.com/...&X-Goog-Expires=900",
    "fileName": "lab-result.pdf",
    "expiresIn": 900
  }
}

▶400Validation error

{
  "status": 400,
  "success": false,
  "error": "Validation failed",
  "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR"
}

▶401Authentication failure

{
  "status": 401,
  "success": false,
  "error": "Invalid or expired token",
  "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR"
}

▶404File not found

{
  "status": 404,
  "success": false,
  "error": "File not found",
  "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR"
}

▶429Rate limit exceededMore than 100 requests per minute from this organization on this endpoint.

{
  "status": 429,
  "success": false,
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "message": "Maximum 100 requests per 60 seconds exceeded",
  "retryAfter": 60,
  "code": "CASE_ERROR"
}

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