---
title: "Collection.GetFile - Web Scraping API - Mozenda"
slug: "collectiongetfile"
description: "Use Collection.GetFile to download a file stored in an existing collection. "
updated: 2026-02-02T13:09:19Z
published: 2026-02-02T13:09:19Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/collectiongetfile"
---

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# Collection.GetFile

### Description

Downloads a **file** stored in a **collection**.

### URL parameters

URL parameter ordering

The **URL parameters** below are listed in the order they should be entered in the API **URL**.

(More performant)

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `CollectionID` | True | numeric | Unique identifier of the **collection**. |
| `FileHash` | True | numeric | Unique identifier of the **file**. |

OR

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `CollectionID` | True | numeric | Unique identifier of the **collection**. |
| `ItemID` | True | numeric | Unique identifier of the **item**. |
| `Field` | True | string | The **field** storing the **file**. |

### Responses

Returns the raw bytes of the target **file**.

### Sample request

```
curl -GET 'https://api.mozenda.com/rest?WebServiceKey=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX&Service=Mozenda10&Operation=Collection.GetFile&CollectionID=1001&ItemID=1002&Field=Picture'
```

### Sample response

`Collection.GetFile` does not return a standard response when successful. It will instead return the raw bytes of the target **file**.

**Success Headers Example**

```
Status: HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Cache-Control: private
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=1002-Picture.png
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:52:40 GMT   
Connection: close
Content-Length: 3330
```