Reworkd can automatically handle downloading files on your behalf. Files are stored in our infrastructure, and download links to these files are provided in all export formats.

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Setting up downloads

To configure automatic downloads:
  1. Create a field in your schema with the URL type.
  2. In the field settings, ensure Download file from URL is set to True.
  3. Create a job that will save the download URL to a file in this field.
Once the job is run, the file linked in that URL will be automatically downloaded.
Note: File downloads happen asynchronously. It may take time for files to appear in your exports.

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Retrieving files

File download links will be included in the files array of your exports. Example API response for file data: 
{
    ...
    "files": [
        {
            "id": "70057eca-d05c-4a33-ae84-4af8dce83ce3",
            "field": "attachments[0].url",
            "url_etag_hash": "92359181252f9b52a4da21599fbf8f8d.pdf",
            "s3_key": "test_key.pdf",
            "s3_url": "https://files.reworkd.dev/test_url",
            "source_url": "https://source-website.com/download/49a42973",
            "create_date": "2024-08-26T18:49:31.575000",
            "file_url": "s3://deworkd-prod-files/11ee111ee.pdf",
            "file_type": "pdf",
            "file_checksum": "7eec76e4bd1fed22f5d7d5fa7efbeaf717a77da771bb5c61e09b0d7ae46bbd",
            "file_metadata": {
                "url": "https://source-website.com/download/49a42973",
                "filename": "Test document.pdf",
                "dynamic_download": "true"
            }
        }
    ],
    ...
}

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Key fields

  • s3_url: Pre-signed URL to retrieve the file from our S3 bucket.
  • source_url: Original URL of the file; points to our S3 bucket if no canonical source URL exists. If so, file_metadata.dynamic_download will be set to true.
  • field: Indicates which field in the output data the file relates to.

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How are files downloaded?

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Regular downloads

Regular downloads occur when files are directly accessible via a URL (e.g., direct PDF links).
  • The canonical URL of the file is used and saved
  • Files are downloaded asynchronously via AWS Lambda using a dedicated download queue. Delays may occur.

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Dynamic downloads

Dynamic downloads occur when there is no canonical URL available, typically triggered via JavaScript or requiring active session information.
  • Files are downloaded directly in the browser worker to guarantee accuracy.
  • Because no canonical link is available, the link to the current page is used as the source URL.
  • For more technical details, see Handling file downloading.

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File storage

We can only guarantee that your downloaded files remain stored within our S3 buckets for 90 days. If your use case requires longer retention periods, please let us know!