Rest Attachments » History » Revision 2
Revision 1 (Jean-Philippe Lang, 2011-07-18 23:02) → Revision 2/5 (Jean-Philippe Lang, 2012-04-11 19:30)
h1. Attachments
To attach files though the API, please see [[Rest_api#Attaching-files|Attaching files]] in general topics.
h2. /attachments/:id.:format
h3. GET
Returns the description of the attachment of given id.
The file can actually be downloaded at the URL given by the @content_url@ attribute in the response.
+Example+:
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GET /attachments/13.xml
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+Response+:
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<attachment>
<id>6243</id>
<filename>test.txt</filename>
<filesize>124</filesize>
<content_type>text/plain</content_type>
<description>This is an attachment</description>
<content_url>http://localhost:3000/attachments/download/6243/test.txt</content_url>
<author name="Jean-Philippe Lang" id="1"/>
<created_on>2011-07-18T22:58:40+02:00</created_on>
</attachment>
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Note: when getting an issue through the API, its attachments can also be retrieved in a single request using @GET /issues/:id.:format?include=attachments@.