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Using the REST API to Download documents/Attachments

SalesForce Devs,

I am simply trying to invocate a GET request call to download a file/document, previously uploaded to Salesforce, from Salesforce. I am able to successfully authenticate, and perform other calls. It appears that the only way to download the file according to the SFDC documentation, listed in link below, is by providing a document/attachment ID. Which, I've tried determine and find without success, and I have searched throughout the system very thoroughly and have not been able to determine what the document/attachment IDs are for the files that I am attemptign to test download with.

Also, what are the differences between documents and attachements? Should I be using the Files API instead?

https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/api-explorer/sobject/Attachment
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/api-explorer/sobject/Document

Thank you for any help insight you are able to provide! There's no way I am the first person to attempt this!

RF

Ricky Fair
November 19, 2019
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Using the REST API to Download documents/Attachments

Ricky Fair
November 19, 2019
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