# General Translation Platform: Download multiple files
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/platform/openapi/reference/files/download-many.mdx
Docs index: https://generaltranslation.com/llms.txt
Description: Download up to 100 source or translated files in one request. API reference for Download multiple files.

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.gtx.dev/v2/project/files/download`

**Operation ID:** `downloadFiles`

**Tags:** `Files`

**Summary:** Download multiple files

Download up to 100 source or translated files in one request.

Authentication: required. Send an API key in the `Authorization: Bearer <key>` header when authenticating.

### Parameters

- `gt-api-version` (header, "2025-01-01.v0" | "2025-11-03.v1" | "2026-02-18.v1" | "2026-03-06.v1", optional): API contract version. Defaults to the oldest supported version.
- `gt-project-id` (header, string, optional): Target project ID when no project ID is present in the path. Project API keys default to their bound project. If supplied, the header must match both the path target and the key’s bound project.

### Request body (required)

Body (`application/json`, object[]):
- `fileId` (string, required)
- `branchId` (string)
- `versionId` (string)
- `locale` (string)
- `useLatestAvailableVersion` (boolean)

### Responses

**200**: Downloaded files
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `files` (object[], required)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `branchId` (string, required)
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)
  - `locale` (string)
  - `fileName` (string)
  - `data` (string, required)
  - `metadata` (object, required)
    - `<key>` (string | number | boolean | null | string | number | boolean | null | object[] | object | null[] | object, dynamic key)
  - `fileFormat` ("GTJSON" | "MDX" | "JSON" | "YAML" | "MD" | "TS" | "JS" | "HTML" | "TXT" | "PO" | "POT" | "TWILIO_CONTENT_JSON" | "LOTTIE" | "SVG" | "XCSTRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGSDICT" | "ANDROID_STRINGS", required)
- `count` (number, required)
- `pending` (object[])
  - `branchId` (string, required)
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `locale` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)

**400**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**401**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**403**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**413**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**429**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**500**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

Complete OpenAPI 3.1 specification: https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.yaml

OpenAPI schema: [openapi.json](https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.json)

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