Get an Attachment

get

/capture/api/v1.1/documents/{docId}/attachments/{attId}

This operation will return the attachment specified by the docId and attId parameters.

It is an error if the attachment is not attached to the given document.

Note: The OAuth token used in this request must represent an account that has been granted explict access to the step in which this document presently resides. It makes no difference if the account represents a Capture Administator or a Capture User.

Request

Supported Media Types
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Response

Supported Media Types

200 Response

The attachment specified by docId and attId.

Body ()
Root Schema : Attachment
Type: object
Title: Attachment

An Attachment in Capture is a file that contains auxiliary content for a Document. In essence, its structure is very similar to that of a Document; however, there are no metadata fields.

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Nested Schema : batch
Type: object

The Capture Batch that contains this attachment's parent document.

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  • Capture Batch
    Title: Capture Batch

    A collection of documents in Capture that represent a unit of work in a procedure.

Nested Schema : createdBy
Type: object

The user that created the attachment.

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  • User Information
    Title: User Information

    This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

    Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

Nested Schema : step
Type: object

The current processing step, if any, this attachment's parent document is undergoing.

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Nested Schema : type
Type: object

The attachment type that has been assigned to this attachment.

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  • Attachment Type
    Title: Attachment Type

    An Attachment Type can be used to categorize, and provides process filtering, of attachents of documents.

Nested Schema : updatedBy
Type: object

The last user that updated the attachment.

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  • User Information
    Title: User Information

    This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

    Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

Nested Schema : Capture Batch
Type: object
Title: Capture Batch

A collection of documents in Capture that represent a unit of work in a procedure.

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  • createdBy

    The user that created the batch.

  • This identifies when the batch was created. The date/time in ISO-8601 Date Time format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ) UTC, governed by RFC 3339.

  • The current error message of the batch, if any.

    If the batch is in the ERROR state, this will contain the error message detailing why the batch failed processing. This message will remain until the batch re-enters processing.

  • The unique identifier of the batch.

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  • lock

    If the batch is locked (by a user creating/editing the batch or if Capture is currently processing the batch), this object will contain information about the lock. The state of the batch determines if this object exists.

  • The name given to the batch.

    When Capture creates a batch, the name is some defined prefix and a sequence number. For example, inv_4781

  • User supplied general notes associated with a batch.

  • Minimum Value: 0
    Maximum Value: 10
    Default Value: 0

    A user specified priority of the batch.

    This value is used prioritize the batch for a user's attention. Its used to filter and sort batches for viewing in the client.

  • procedure

    The Capture Procedure associated with this batch.

  • Default Value: READY

    The current state of the batch.

    • READY - The standard resting state of a batch. It is available to be locked by a client.
    • LOCKED - The batch is locked by a client for editing, such as adding/removing documents and setting metadata field values.
    • ERROR - An error occurred during processing. It is available to be locked by a client for edits to correct processing errors.
    • PROCESSING - Capture is presently processing the batch. The batch is in one of the jobs defined in the Capture procedure.
  • The current status assigned to the batch.

    The status values are defined in the procedure and can be assigned during batch creation, and during transitions between processing jobs.

  • updatedBy

    The last user that updated the batch. This can be the Capture system.

  • This identifies when the last time the batch was updated. The date/time in ISO-8601 Date Time format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ) UTC, governed by RFC 3339.

Nested Schema : createdBy
Type: object

The user that created the batch.

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  • User Information
    Title: User Information

    This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

    Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

Nested Schema : lock
Type: object

If the batch is locked (by a user creating/editing the batch or if Capture is currently processing the batch), this object will contain information about the lock. The state of the batch determines if this object exists.

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Nested Schema : procedure
Type: object

The Capture Procedure associated with this batch.

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Nested Schema : updatedBy
Type: object

The last user that updated the batch. This can be the Capture system.

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  • User Information
    Title: User Information

    This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

    Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

Nested Schema : User Information
Type: object
Title: User Information

This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

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Nested Schema : lockedBy
Type: object

If the batch is locked within a Capture Client instance, this attribute will contain the user that locked the batch.

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  • User Information
    Title: User Information

    This object contains information about a given user of Capture.

    Models use this object to denote some relation between a user and some other object. For instance, a model of the API may define the attribute updatedBy that is a user object. This indicates it was last updated by that given user.

Nested Schema : step
Type: object

If Capture is currently processing the batch, this object will contain current processing step the batch is undergoing.

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Nested Schema : Procedure Step
Type: object
Title: Procedure Step

A step in a procedure flow.

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  • The unique identifier of the step within the procedure.

  • The name given to the step when created. For instance, the name of the processing job or commit profile.

  • The type of step. Some example include: External Processor, TIFF Conversion Processor, Asset Lookup Processor, etc.

Nested Schema : Capture Procedure
Type: object
Title: Capture Procedure

A Capture Procedure defines metadata and procesing steps of a flow.

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Nested Schema : Attachment Type
Type: object
Title: Attachment Type

An Attachment Type can be used to categorize, and provides process filtering, of attachents of documents.

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404 Response

Not Found

The request includes a resource URI that does not exist. The response will be an Error Detail object.

500 Response

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request. The response will be an Error Detail object.

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Examples

Example 1:

The following example shows how to get an attachment.

curl -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' 'https://host:port/content/capture/api/v1/documents/dcf65d45-4f53-4f82-998c-5e189de1b6a1/attachments/b22046ce-2c30-49b3-b734-25f62dea5403'

This gets the attachment with the ID of 'b22046ce-2c30-49b3-b734-25f62dea5403' for the document with the ID 'dcf65d45-4f53-4f82-998c-5e189de1b6a1.

Response Body

{
    "id": "b22046ce-2c30-49b3-b734-25f62dea5403",
    "documentId": "dcf65d45-4f53-4f82-998c-5e189de1b6a1",
    "title": "InvoiceNote1.txt",
             "batch": {
                 "id": "864",
                  "name": "ep_53"
                },
                "step": {
                    "id": "a82321c2-f288-4545-8795-e3c0f035f7ba",
                    "name": "Find Invoice Date",
                    "type": "External Processor"
                },
                "type": {
                    "id": "1d3340ca-3fcb-43f7-9304-89cfedb1ac69",
                    "name": "Invoice Notes"
                },
                "stateToken": "62a90ec2b7aa4915c04fd271dfb72a1",
                "mediaType": "text/plain",
                "sourceName": "notes.txt",
                "size": 4875,
                "createdBy": {
                    "name": "ssvrint.mtadmin"
                },
                "createdDate": "2021-01-19T20:05:14.215Z",
                "updatedBy": {
                    "name": "ssvrint.mtadmin"
                },
                "updatedDate": "2021-01-19T20:05:14.215Z",
                "links": [
                    {
                        "rel": "canonical",
                        "href": "http://server.example.com/documents/dcf65d45-4f53-4f82-998c-5e189de1b6a1/attachments/b22046ce-2c30-49b3-b734-25f62dea5403",
                        "method": "GET",
                        "mediaType": "application/json"
                    },
                    {
                        "rel": "urn:oce:capture:attachment-content",
                        "href": "http://server.example.com/documents/dcf65d45-4f53-4f82-998c-5e189de1b6a1/attachments/b22046ce-2c30-49b3-b734-25f62dea5403/content",
                        "method": "GET",
                        "mediaType": "text/plain"
                    }
                ]
            }

Example 2:

curl -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' 'https://host:port/content/capture/api/v1/documents/5f2be40c-588d-49ac-8d82-c98338d47834/attachments/933a018a-1e75-4e08-8662-27359995bdf0'

This illustrates the error response when attempting to get an attachment that does not exist.

Response Body

{
   "type": "https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.5",
   "title": "Not Found",
   "status": 404,
   "detail": "The document with ID '5f2be40c-588d-49ac-8d82-c98338d47834' does not exist or does not contain an attachment with ID '933a018a-1e75-4e08-8662-27359995bdf0'."
 }
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