Download a Text File

FileService

Download a Text File

 

This operation allows you to download a copy of a named file from the servers storage folder.

 

HTTP method

GET

 

URI

/FileService/text/<filename>

 

Request headers

Host: <server_dns_or_ip>[:<port>]

Accept: <mime_type>

 

Request body

n/a

 

Response headers

Content-Length: <int>

Content-Type: <mime_type>

Date: <date_time>

Server: Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0

 

Response body

A JSON or XML array of strings containing the records from the text file.

 

HTTP result codes

HTTP 200 (OK) that the file exists and its content was returned in the response body.

HTTP 404 (not found) indicates that the file does not exist.

 

 

Response Data Format

 

The format of the returned data is determined by the value of the HTTP request Accept header that you pass.

 

Response Format

MIME Type

JSON

application/json

XML

application/xml

 

If you do not pass an Accept header then the default response will be a JSON array.