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# get_document_file

> Download the raw file content of a document

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Sync">
    ```python theme={null}
    def get_document_file(
        document_id: str,
    ) -> bytes
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Async">
    ```python theme={null}
    async def get_document_file(
        document_id: str,
    ) -> bytes
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Parameters

* `document_id` (str): ID of the document to download

## Returns

* `bytes`: Raw file content as bytes

## Examples

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  <Tab title="Sync">
    ```python theme={null}
    from morphik import Morphik

    db = Morphik()

    # Download a document's raw file
    doc_id = "doc_123abc"
    file_content = db.get_document_file(doc_id)

    # Save to local file
    with open("downloaded_file.pdf", "wb") as f:
        f.write(file_content)

    print(f"Downloaded {len(file_content)} bytes")
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Async">
    ```python theme={null}
    from morphik import AsyncMorphik
    import aiofiles

    async with AsyncMorphik() as db:
        # Download a document's raw file
        doc_id = "doc_123abc"
        file_content = await db.get_document_file(doc_id)

        # Save to local file
        async with aiofiles.open("downloaded_file.pdf", "wb") as f:
            await f.write(file_content)

        print(f"Downloaded {len(file_content)} bytes")
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Notes

* This method returns the raw file bytes, which you can save to disk or process in memory.
* For getting a downloadable URL instead of raw bytes, use [`get_document_download_url`](./get_document_download_url).
* The returned bytes match the original file that was uploaded/ingested.