Get document

GET/api/v2/knowledge/{knowledgeBaseId}/documents/{documentId}

Get document metadata, processing status, and source connector details.

OAuth scope: api:read.

Authentication

Send a personal or workspace API key in X-API-Key. See key types and access; operations that reject workspace keys say so in their description.

Send X-API-Key in the request header.

Alternatively

Send a Sim OAuth access token in Authorization: Bearer. See OAuth authentication and scopes.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Required scopes: api:read

OAuth flows

json

{
  "authorizationCode": {
    "authorizationUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/authorize",
    "tokenUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/token",
    "refreshUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/token",
    "scopes": {
      "api:read": "Read your workspaces, workflows, files, tables, and logs",
      "api:write": "Read, create, change, run, and delete resources in your workspaces",
      "offline_access": "Stay signed in without asking again"
    }
  }
}

OAuth scope: api:read.

Path parameters

documentIdstringRequired

Unique knowledge document identifier.

minLength: 1

knowledgeBaseIdstringRequired

Unique knowledge base identifier.

minLength: 1

Query parameters

workspaceIdstringRequired

Workspace that owns the knowledge base.

minLength: 1

Responses

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The requested knowledge document.

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object

Full knowledge document detail.

1 field

dataobjectRequired

Response data.

18 fields

idstringRequired

Unique document identifier.

knowledgeBaseIdstringRequired

Knowledge base to which the document belongs.

filenamestringRequired

Original filename of the uploaded document.

fileSizenumberRequired

File size in bytes.

mimeTypestringRequired

MIME type of the document file.

processingStatusstringRequired

Current document processing state.

enum: ["pending","processing","completed","failed"]

chunkCountnumberRequired

Number of indexed chunks; zero until processing completes.

tokenCountnumberRequired

Total tokens extracted from the document.

characterCountnumberRequired

Total characters extracted from the document.

enabledbooleanRequired

Whether the document is enabled for search.

createdAtvalueRequired

ISO 8601 timestamp when the document was uploaded, or null.

format: date-time

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

tagsobjectRequired

Document tag values keyed by display name. Writes use slots such as tag1; use List tags to map names to slots.

Schema details

Additional propertiesvalue

Tag value; dates are ISO 8601 strings and an unset tag is null.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2number

Option 3boolean

Option 4null

processingErrorvalueRequired

Processing error message, or null when processing has not failed.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

processingStartedAtvalueRequired

ISO 8601 timestamp when processing started, or null.

format: date-time

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

processingCompletedAtvalueRequired

ISO 8601 timestamp when processing completed, or null.

format: date-time

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

connectorIdvalueRequired

Connector identifier for a synced document, or null for a direct upload.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

connectorTypevalueRequired

Connector type for a synced document, or null for a direct upload.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

sourceUrlvalueRequired

Original source URL for a synced document, or null for a direct upload.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1string

Option 2null

Additional properties are not allowed.

Response headers

X-RateLimit-Limitinteger

Maximum requests allowed in the current window.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger

Requests remaining in the current window.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

X-RateLimit-Resetstring

ISO 8601 timestamp when the current rate-limit window resets.

format: date-time
pattern: ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$

The request is invalid. This includes a query parameter sent with no value (?limit=, ?search=), which is rejected rather than read as zero, empty, or the parameter default — omit the parameter instead.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  }
}

The API credential is missing or invalid.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}

The caller lacks the rights this operation requires. When the cause is one a caller can act on, error.details.code names it. A resource in a workspace the caller cannot reach at all answers 404 instead, so absence and denial are indistinguishable.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
    "details": {
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
    }
  }
}

The requested resource was not found.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Not found"
  }
}

The caller exceeded the request rate limit.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "API rate limit exceeded",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}

Response headers

Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying, sent on 429 and 503. Add jitter rather than retrying at exactly this offset.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

An unexpected server error occurred.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  }
}

A required service is temporarily unavailable. When present, Retry-After gives the minimum seconds to wait; add jitter before retrying. Check operation-specific guidance before repeating a change after an uncertain response.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
}

Response headers

Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying, sent on 429 and 503. Add jitter rather than retrying at exactly this offset.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

Authentication

Path parameters

Query parameters

Responses

200

Response headers

400

401

403

404

429

Response headers

500

503

Response headers