Get download status
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id} \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}"
headers = {"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"X-Api-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}")
.header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"download_id": "dl_CJAj1YPuruCgWHaKgEBv6Mb1UsNj8x",
"recording_id": 123456789,
"status": "processing",
"video": {
"url": "https://media.fathom.ai/downloads/...",
"content_type": "video/mp4",
"file_size_bytes": 154763264,
"expires_at": "2026-07-13T18:30:00Z"
},
"audio": {
"url": "https://media.fathom.ai/downloads/...",
"content_type": "video/mp4",
"file_size_bytes": 154763264,
"expires_at": "2026-07-13T18:30:00Z"
},
"failure_reason": "generation_failed"
}Recordings
Get download status
Returns the status of a download created with the request-a-download endpoint. When the download is completed, the payload carries a short-lived signed URL for the generated file. Only the API client that created the download can read it.
GET
/
recordings
/
{recording_id}
/
downloads
/
{download_id}
Get download status
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id} \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>'import requests
url = "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}"
headers = {"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>'}};
fetch('https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"X-Api-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}")
.header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/downloads/{download_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"download_id": "dl_CJAj1YPuruCgWHaKgEBv6Mb1UsNj8x",
"recording_id": 123456789,
"status": "processing",
"video": {
"url": "https://media.fathom.ai/downloads/...",
"content_type": "video/mp4",
"file_size_bytes": 154763264,
"expires_at": "2026-07-13T18:30:00Z"
},
"audio": {
"url": "https://media.fathom.ai/downloads/...",
"content_type": "video/mp4",
"file_size_bytes": 154763264,
"expires_at": "2026-07-13T18:30:00Z"
},
"failure_reason": "generation_failed"
}Authorizations
ApiKeyAuthBearerAuth
Include your API key in the X-Api-Key header of every request.
Path Parameters
The ID of the meeting recording the download belongs to.
Example:
123456789
The download ID returned when the download was requested.
Example:
"dl_CJAj1YPuruCgWHaKgEBv6Mb1UsNj8x"
Response
The current status of the download.
Example:
"dl_CJAj1YPuruCgWHaKgEBv6Mb1UsNj8x"
Example:
123456789
Available options:
processing, completed, failed, expired Example:
"processing"
Present when a video recording's download is completed.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Present when an audio-only recording's download is completed.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Present when the download failed.
Available options:
generation_failed, generation_timeout 
