> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openinary.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Download Original File

> Download the original uploaded file without any transformation

## Endpoint

```
GET /download/{path}
```

**Auth:** Public (rate limited)

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="path" type="string" required>
  Path to the file relative to the storage root, including the file extension.

  `photo.jpg` · `videos/clip.mp4` · `assets/logo.png`
</ParamField>

## Response

Returns the raw binary content of the original file with `Content-Disposition: attachment`, browsers will prompt a download rather than displaying inline.

| Header                | Value                               |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `Content-Type`        | Detected from file extension        |
| `Content-Disposition` | `attachment; filename="{filename}"` |
| `Content-Length`      | File size in bytes                  |
| `Cache-Control`       | `private, no-store`                 |

**Status codes:** `200` success · `400` invalid path · `404` not found · `500` error

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -O -J http://localhost:3000/download/photos/portrait.jpg
```

```http theme={null}
GET /download/photos/portrait.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:3000
```

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Transform Media" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/api-reference/media/transform">
    Serve transformed versions instead of the original.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Upload Files" icon="upload" href="/api-reference/files/upload">
    Upload new files.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Download Multiple Items" icon="file-zipper" href="/api-reference/files/download-zip">
    Bundle several files/folders into one ZIP.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>