## Get a document

`GET /v1/note/documents/:id`

Returns a single knowledge base document by its identifier. Use it to read the contents of a specific document.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|-----|:-----:|---------|
| `id` (path) | number | yes | Document identifier. Knowledge base document list — `GET /v1/note/collections/:collectionId/documents` |

## Examples

### curl — personal key

```bash
curl https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/documents/11 \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### curl — OAuth application

```bash
curl https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/documents/11 \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN"
```

### JavaScript — personal key

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/documents/11', {
  headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
})
const { data } = await res.json()
console.log('Document:', data)
```

### JavaScript — OAuth application

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/documents/11', {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
  },
})
const { data } = await res.json()
```

## Response fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| `success` | boolean | Always `true` on success |
| `data.id` | number | Document identifier |
| `data.collectionId` | number | The knowledge base the document belongs to. List: `GET /v1/note/collections` |
| `data.parentId` | number or null | Parent document in the knowledge base tree. `null` for a top-level document |
| `data.title` | string | Document title |
| `data.markdown` | string | Document contents in Markdown |
| `data.position` | number | Sort order among sibling documents |
| `data.createdBy` | number | Creator identifier. List: `GET /v1/users` |
| `data.updatedBy` | number | Identifier of the last editor. List: `GET /v1/users` |
| `data.createdAt` | string | Creation date in ISO 8601 format |
| `data.updatedAt` | string | Last modification date in ISO 8601 format. Changes on any edit, including a title change and archiving |
| `data.contentUpdatedAt` | string | Date of the last change to the `markdown` content in ISO 8601 format. A title-only edit does not change it |
| `data.isArchived` | boolean | `true` for an archived document |
| `data.isTrashed` | boolean | `true` for a document in the trash |
| `data.isOrphan` | boolean | `true` for a document that belongs to no knowledge base. Observed as `false` on every document checked |

## Response example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 65,
    "collectionId": 27,
    "parentId": null,
    "title": "Chapter 1",
    "markdown": "# Chapter 1\n\nDocument text",
    "position": 1000,
    "createdBy": 1295,
    "updatedBy": 1295,
    "createdAt": "2026-09-15T12:44:34Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-15T12:44:34Z",
    "contentUpdatedAt": "2026-09-15T12:44:34Z",
    "isArchived": false,
    "isTrashed": false,
    "isOrphan": false
  }
}
```

## Error response example

404 — document not found:

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "ENTITY_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Record with ID = `999999` not found"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | Code | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| 400 | `INVALID_PARAMS` | `id` is not a positive integer |
| 404 | `ENTITY_NOT_FOUND` | No document exists with the given `id` |
| 403 | `SCOPE_DENIED` | The key lacks the `note` scope |
| 401 | `TOKEN_MISSING` | The API key has no tokens configured |

Full list of common API errors — [Errors](/docs/errors).

## Known specifics

**Inline attachments in the text.** The `markdown` field may contain blocks like `[[image fileId=17]]`, where the type is `image`, `video`, or `file`. This is how files uploaded to the document are embedded into its text. When rendering the document, handle these blocks separately from the rest of the Markdown.

**Archived and trashed documents are still returned.** After [archiving](./archive.md) and after [deletion](./delete.md), the request still returns `200` — the state is visible in `isArchived` and `isTrashed`. Only a non-existent identifier returns `404`. Such a document cannot be modified: [`PATCH`](./update.md) on it returns `404`.

## See also

- [Search documents](/docs/note/documents/search)
- [Update a document](/docs/note/documents/update)
- [Document tree](/docs/note/collections/tree)
- [Documents](/docs/note/documents)