REST API: GET profile file download

Profiles can contain folders and subfolders containing files, pertaining to that specific profile. Information about a specific file can be retrieved by sending an HTTP GET request to the following URL:

https://api.copernica.com/v3/profile/$id/file/$id/content?access_token=xxxx

The first $id should be replaced with the numerical identifier of the profile you're requesting the file information about. The second $id should be the ID of the file.

Returned fields

This method returns a JSON object with the following data:

  • ID: The file ID.
  • name: The filename.
  • directory: The directory the file is located in.
  • author: The author of the file.
  • created: Timestamp of creation of the file (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss format).
  • modified: Timestamp of the last modification to the file (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss format).
  • size: The file size in bytes.

JSON example

The JSON response for a single file might look something like this:

{  
   "ID":"20285",
   "name":"cat.png",
   "directory":"Images/Animals",
   "author":"Copernica BV",
   "created":"2008-08-25 16:14:56",
   "modified":"2010-08-25 16:15:56",
   "size":131364
}

PHP Example

The following PHP script demonstrates how to use the API method.

// dependencies
require_once('copernica_rest_api.php');

// change this into your access token
$api = new CopernicaRestAPI("your-access-token", 3);

// do the call, and print result
print_r($api->get("profile/{$profileID}/file/{$fileID}/json"));

The example above requires the CopernicaRestApi class.

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