Get Document

Retrieve a single document by its ID, including its full Markdown content and metadata.

Returns the full document object including Markdown source in the content field, template settings, and publishing status.

Note

This endpoint does not count toward your monthly API quota.

GET/v1/documents/:id

Retrieve a single document by ID, including full Markdown content.

Request

bash

curl https://api.unmarkdown.com/v1/documents/d290f1ee-6c54-4b01-90e6-d701748f0851 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer um_your_api_key"

Response

json

{
  "id": "d290f1ee-6c54-4b01-90e6-d701748f0851",
  "title": "My Document",
  "content": "# My Document\n\nThis is the full markdown content.",
  "template_id": "swiss",
  "theme_mode": "light",
  "is_published": true,
  "slug": "my-document",
  "published_at": "2026-02-17T10:30:00Z",
  "description": "A sample document",
  "page_width": "standard",
  "visibility": "link",
  "word_count": 1250,
  "created_at": "2026-02-15T08:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-02-17T10:30:00Z"
}

Error Response

json

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "Document not found",
    "status": 404
  }
}

Status Codes

Status	Description
200	Success
401	Missing or invalid API key
404	Document not found or belongs to a different user
429	Rate limit exceeded
500	Internal server error

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