Get Document

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

OAuth scope: api:read.

GET/api/v2/knowledge/{knowledgeBaseId}/documents/{documentId}
X-API-Key<token>

Your Sim API key, personal or workspace-scoped. Generate one under Settings, then API Keys. Operations that reject workspace keys say so in their own description.

In: header

Path Parameters

documentId*string

Unique knowledge document identifier.

Length1 <= length
knowledgeBaseId*string

Unique knowledge base identifier.

Length1 <= length

Query Parameters

workspaceId*string

Workspace that owns the knowledge base.

Length1 <= length

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/knowledge/string/documents/string?workspaceId=string" \  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
{
  "data": {
    "id": "b2d4f8a0-1c3e-4a5b-9d7c-2e6f0a8b4c12",
    "knowledgeBaseId": "7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7",
    "filename": "getting-started.pdf",
    "fileSize": 248913,
    "mimeType": "application/pdf",
    "processingStatus": "completed",
    "chunkCount": 24,
    "tokenCount": 8123,
    "characterCount": 41205,
    "enabled": true,
    "createdAt": "2025-06-18T16:45:00Z",
    "tags": {
      "category": "billing",
      "priority": 2
    },
    "processingError": "string",
    "processingStartedAt": "2025-06-18T16:45:05Z",
    "processingCompletedAt": "2025-06-18T16:45:42Z",
    "connectorId": "string",
    "connectorType": "string",
    "sourceUrl": "string"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
    "details": {
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Not found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "API rate limit exceeded",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
}