> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Content Download Url > This API retrieves a pre-signed URL for accessing a content file for the title. A subsequent HTTP GET to the returned URL will attempt to download the content. A HEAD query to the returned URL will attempt to retrieve the metadata of the content. Note that a successful result does not guarantee the existence of this content - if it has not been uploaded, the query to retrieve the data will fail. See this post for more information: https://community.playfab.com/hc/community/posts/205469488-How-to-upload-files-to-PlayFab-s-Content-Service. Also, please be aware that the Content service is specifically PlayFab's CDN offering, for which standard CDN rates apply. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /services/playfab/api-references/rest/server/server.openapi.json post /Server/GetContentDownloadUrl openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: '260922' title: PlayFab Server API description: >- Provides functionality to allow external (developer-controlled) servers to interact with user inventories and data in a trusted manner, and to handle matchmaking and client connection orchestration termsOfService: https://playfab.com/terms/ contact: url: https://community.playfab.com/index.html license: name: Apache 2.0 url: https://github.com/PlayFab/API_Specs/blob/master/LICENSE servers: - url: https://{titleId}.playfabapi.com description: PlayFab title endpoint variables: titleId: default: your_title_id description: Your PlayFab title ID (hex). security: [] tags: - name: Account Management description: Account Management APIs - name: Analytics description: Analytics APIs - name: Authentication description: Authentication APIs - name: Character Data description: Character Data APIs - name: Characters description: Characters APIs - name: Content description: Content Service APIs - name: Friend List Management description: Friend List Management APIs - name: Matchmaking description: Matchmaking APIs - name: Platform Specific Methods description: Platform Specific Methods APIs - name: Player Data Management description: Player Data Management APIs - name: Player Item Management description: Player Item Management APIs - name: PlayStream description: PlayStream Management APIs - name: Server-Side Cloud Script description: Server-Side Cloud Script APIs - name: Shared Group Data description: Shared Group Data APIs - name: Title-Wide Data Management description: Title-Wide Data Management APIs paths: /Server/GetContentDownloadUrl: post: tags: - Content summary: Get Content Download Url description: >- This API retrieves a pre-signed URL for accessing a content file for the title. A subsequent HTTP GET to the returned URL will attempt to download the content. A HEAD query to the returned URL will attempt to retrieve the metadata of the content. Note that a successful result does not guarantee the existence of this content - if it has not been uploaded, the query to retrieve the data will fail. See this post for more information: https://community.playfab.com/hc/community/posts/205469488-How-to-upload-files-to-PlayFab-s-Content-Service. Also, please be aware that the Content service is specifically PlayFab's CDN offering, for which standard CDN rates apply. operationId: GetContentDownloadUrl requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetContentDownloadUrlRequest' responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/GetContentDownloadUrlResult' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/ApiErrorWrapper' security: - SecretKey: [] components: schemas: GetContentDownloadUrlRequest: type: object properties: HttpMethod: description: >- HTTP method to fetch item - GET or HEAD. Use HEAD when only fetching metadata. Default is GET. type: string Key: description: >- Key of the content item to fetch, usually formatted as a path, e.g. images/a.png type: string ThruCDN: description: >- True to download through CDN. CDN provides higher download bandwidth and lower latency. However, if you want the latest, non-cached version of the content during development, set this to false. Default is true. type: boolean required: - Key example: Key: images/sword_icon.png GetContentDownloadUrlResult: type: object properties: URL: description: >- URL for downloading content via HTTP GET or HEAD method. The URL will expire in approximately one hour. type: string example: URL: https://... ApiErrorWrapper: description: The basic wrapper around every failed API response type: object properties: code: description: Numerical HTTP code type: integer status: description: String HTTP code type: string error: description: Playfab error code type: string errorCode: description: Numerical PlayFab error code type: integer errorMessage: description: Description for the PlayFab errorCode type: string errorDetails: description: Detailed description of individual issues with the request object type: object required: - code - errorCode responses: GetContentDownloadUrlResult: description: '' content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: code: type: integer description: >- The Http status code. If X-ReportErrorAsSuccess header is set to true, this will report the actual http error code. status: type: string description: The Http status code as a string. data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetContentDownloadUrlResult' example: code: 200 status: OK data: URL: https://... ApiErrorWrapper: description: This is the outer wrapper for all responses with errors content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorWrapper' securitySchemes: SecretKey: type: apiKey in: header name: X-SecretKey description: >- This API requires a title secret key, available to title admins, from PlayFab Game Manager. ```` ## Related topics - [Get Content Download Url](/services/playfab/api-references/rest/server/content/get-content-download-url.md) - [Content Delivery Network quickstart](/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/content-delivery-network/quickstart.md) - [Content & Configuration Reads Meter API Description](/services/playfab/pricing/meters/file-reads.md) - [Daily and Monthly CDN Usage Report](/services/playfab/data-analytics/learn-data/reports/daily-and-monthly-cdn-usage-report.md) - [Get Asset Download Url](/services/playfab/api-references/rest/multiplayer/multiplayer-server/get-asset-download-url.md)