curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"destination_url": "https://example.com/destination"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download"
payload = { "destination_url": "https://example.com/destination" }
headers = {
"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({destination_url: 'https://example.com/destination'})
};
fetch('https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download', 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}/download",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'destination_url' => 'https://example.com/destination'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"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"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download")
.header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}"
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"
}Request a download
Starts async generation of a downloadable file and returns a download_id to poll. Video is generated in the background; audio-only recordings complete immediately, so the response may already return status: completed with the file payload.
Downloads are private to the API client that created them, and URLs expire ~24 hours after generation—request a new one when it expires.
Only the owner, teammates who can view the recording, and people it was shared with at standard or admin level can download it. Limited-access shares get 403 Forbidden.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"destination_url": "https://example.com/destination"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download"
payload = { "destination_url": "https://example.com/destination" }
headers = {
"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({destination_url: 'https://example.com/destination'})
};
fetch('https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download', 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}/download",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'destination_url' => 'https://example.com/destination'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"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"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download")
.header("X-Api-Key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fathom.ai/external/v1/recordings/{recording_id}/download")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-Api-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"destination_url\": \"https://example.com/destination\"\n}"
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
Include your API key in the X-Api-Key header of every request.
Path Parameters
The ID of the meeting recording to generate a download for.
123456789
Body
URL Fathom POSTs the completed download payload to when it is ready. If omitted, poll the status endpoint.
"https://example.com/destination"
Response
The download request was accepted. Poll the download status endpoint until it completes.
"dl_CJAj1YPuruCgWHaKgEBv6Mb1UsNj8x"
123456789
processing, completed, failed, expired "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.
generation_failed, generation_timeout 
