Get document properties

Use the document properties endpoint to fetch metadata for a document stored in Document Engine:

curl -X GET "http://localhost:5000/api/documents/123/properties" \
  -H "Authorization: Token token=<API token>"

Replace localhost:5000 with your Document Engine host. Replace 123 with the document ID, and use the API token configured for your deployment.

The response includes the source PDF hash in data.sourcePdfSha256:

{
  "data": {
    "passwordProtected": false,
    "sourcePdfSha256": "1defd934dbbf77587eb9b7f45d162d2a3aea16c840a9e7cfa190fb2ea1f40a76",
    "title": "Contract.pdf",
    "byteSize": 418293,
    "createdAt": "2026-08-18T10:15:30Z",
    "storage": {
      "type": "built-in"
    }
  }
}

Use sourcePdfSha256 when you need to compare the uploaded source file with an external checksum or deduplicate documents. It’s also useful to verify that a stored document still matches the original PDF.

For the complete response schema, refer to the document properties endpoint.