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Download an Attachment
Purpose
To download a file attached to a record.
Request Details
Request URL
{api-domain}/crm/{version}/{module_api_name}/{record_id}/Attachments/{attachment_id}
Supported modules
Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Deals, Campaigns, Tasks, Cases, Events, Calls, Solutions, Products, Vendors, Price Books, Quotes, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices, Custom, Appointments, Services and Notes
Header
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Scope
scope=ZohoCRM.modules.ALL
(or)
scope=ZohoCRM.modules.{module_name}.{operation_type}
(and)
scope=ZohoCRM.modules.attachments.{operation_type}
Possible module names
leads, accounts, contacts, deals, campaigns, tasks, cases, events, calls, solutions, products, vendors, pricebooks, quotes, salesorders, purchaseorders, invoices, custom, appointments, services and notes
Possible operation types
ALL - Full access to attachments
READ - Get attachment data
Possible Errors
- INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400
The module name given seems to be invalid
Resolution: You have specified an invalid module name or there is no tab permission, or the module could have been removed from the available modules. Specify a valid module API name. - INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400
The given module is not supported in API
Resolution: The modules such as Documents and Projects are not supported in the current API. (This error will not be shown, once these modules are been supported). Specify a valid module API name. - INVALID_URL_PATTERNHTTP 404
Please check if the URL trying to access is a correct one
Resolution: The request URL specified is incorrect. Specify a valid request URL. Refer to request URL section above. - OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCHHTTP 401
Unauthorized
Resolution: Client does not have ZohoCRM.modules.attachments.READ scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to scope section above. - NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403
Permission denied to download attachment
Resolution: The user does not have permission to download attachments. Contact your system administrator. - INTERNAL_ERRORHTTP 500
Internal Server Error
Resolution: Unexpected and unhandled exception in Server. Contact support team. - INVALID_REQUEST_METHODHTTP 400
The http request method type is not a valid one
Resolution: You have specified an invalid HTTP method to access the API URL. Specify a valid request method. Refer to endpoints section above. - AUTHORIZATION_FAILEDHTTP 400
User does not have sufficient privilege to download attachments
Resolution: The user does not have the permission to download attachments. Contact your system administrator.
Sample Request
Copiedcurl "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/Leads/100023009/Attachments/100013547"
-X GET
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"
Copiedresponse = invokeurl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/Leads/100023009/Attachments/100013547"
type: GET
connection:"crm_oauth_connection"
];
info response;
The required file will be downloaded.
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