> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.autocontentapi.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.autocontentapi.com/code-samples/documents/python/retrieve-and-download.md).

# List, Fetch, and Download Documents

This snippet mirrors the [document retrieval recipe](/quick-start/documents/retrieve-and-download.md) using Python.

```python
import os
import requests


token = os.getenv("AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN", "YOUR_API_TOKEN")
document_id = os.getenv("DOCUMENT_ID", "YOUR_REQUEST_ID")
base_url = "https://api.autocontentapi.com"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}


def extension_from_content_type(content_type: str) -> str:
    if "pdf" in content_type:
        return ".pdf"
    if "html" in content_type:
        return ".html"
    return ".txt"


list_response = requests.get(f"{base_url}/documents/get", headers=headers, params={"page": 1, "pageSize": 10}, timeout=30)
list_response.raise_for_status()
print("Documents page:")
print(list_response.json())

single_response = requests.get(f"{base_url}/documents/{document_id}", headers=headers, timeout=30)
single_response.raise_for_status()
print("Single document:")
print(single_response.json())

download_response = requests.get(f"{base_url}/documents/{document_id}/download", headers=headers, timeout=60)
download_response.raise_for_status()

extension = extension_from_content_type(download_response.headers.get("content-type", "text/plain"))
output_path = f"briefing-document-{document_id}{extension}"
with open(output_path, "wb") as file_handle:
    file_handle.write(download_response.content)

print(f"Saved {output_path}")
```

Set `YOUR_API_TOKEN` (or `AUTOCONTENT_TOKEN`) and `DOCUMENT_ID` before running.

**See also**

* [Scenario overview](/quick-start/documents/retrieve-and-download.md)
* [Python guide](/code-samples/language-quickstarts/python.md)