> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

# `get`

## `/api/v0/get`[​](#apiv0get "Direct link to apiv0get")

Download IPFS objects.

### Request[​](#request "Direct link to Request")

- Syntax
- Example

```
curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/get?arg=<ipfs-path>&output=<value>&archive=false&compress=false&compression-level=-1" \
  -X POST \
  -u "<YOUR-API-KEY>:<YOUR-API-KEY-SECRET>"

```

```
curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/get?arg=QmZtmD2qt6fJot32nabSP3CUjicnypEBz7bHVDhPQt9aAy&archive=true" \
  -X POST \
  -u "<YOUR-API-KEY>:<YOUR-API-KEY-SECRET>"

```

#### Request parameters[​](#request-parameters "Direct link to Request parameters")

- `arg` _[Required]_ - The IPFS object hash.
- `output` _[Optional]_ - The path where the output should be stored.
- `archive` _[Optional]_ - Output a TAR archive. The default is `false`.
- `compress` _[Optional]_ - Compress the output with GZIP compression. The default is `false`.
- `compression-level` _[Optional]_ - The level of compression (1-9). The default is `-1`.

### Response[​](#response "Direct link to Response")

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

```
This endpoint returns a `text/plain` response body.

```