> This page is for Developer Documentation.

> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.benchling.com/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.benchling.com/_mcp/server.

# Get document export task status

GET https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v3/tasks/document-export/{task_id}

Get the current status of a single-item document export task. When the export completes
successfully, the response populates a `downloadUrl` where the result can be downloaded.
The download URL is usable for a limited time after completion. Returns 404 if the task is
not found, including when its result has expired.

Reference: https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/benchling-api/document-export/get

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `task_id` (string, required)

### Headers

- `EARLY-ACCESS` (string, optional) — Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.

## Response

### 200

Export task status

- `message` (string, required)
- `status` (enum, required) — - NOT_STARTED: Task has been created but not yet started. - IN_PROGRESS: Task is currently running. - COMPLETED: Export finished successfully; `downloadUrl` is populated. - FAILED: Export encountered an error.
  - Allowed values: `NOT_STARTED`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `COMPLETED`, `FAILED`
- `downloadUrl` (string, optional, nullable) — Link to download the exported file. Populated only when `status` is `COMPLETED`; `null` otherwise.

## Errors

### 400 Document Export Get Request Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `detail` (GeneralErrorDetail, required, nullable)
- `instance` (string, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `type` (string, required)
- `invalidId` (string, optional)

### 403 Document Export Get Request Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `detail` (GeneralErrorDetail, required, nullable)
- `instance` (string, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `type` (string, required)
- `invalidId` (string, optional)

### 404 Document Export Get Request Not Found Error

Not Found

- `detail` (GeneralErrorDetail, required, nullable)
- `instance` (string, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `type` (string, required)
- `invalidId` (string, optional)

### 429 Document Export Get Request Too Many Requests Error

Too Many Requests

- `detail` (TooManyRequestsErrorBodyDetail, required, nullable)
- `instance` (string, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `type` (string, required)
- `invalidId` (string, optional)
- `violated-policies` (list of enum, optional) — The budget policies that rejected the request, in canonical order: `user`, `integration`, then `tenant`.
  - Allowed values: `user`, `integration`, `tenant`

### 500 Document Export Get Request Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `detail` (InternalServerErrorBodyDetail, required, nullable)
- `instance` (string, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `title` (string, required, nullable)
- `type` (string, required)
- `errorId` (string, optional)

## Types

### GeneralErrorDetail

### TooManyRequestsErrorBodyDetail

### InternalServerErrorBodyDetail

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "message": "Export completed successfully",
  "status": "NOT_STARTED",
  "downloadUrl": "https://example.benchling.com/api/v3/tasks/document-export/3f152353-7593-48bc-8049-962890d1be84/download"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v3/tasks/document-export/task_id"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v3/tasks/document-export/task_id';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```