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title: Create downloads
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# Create downloads
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/stream/{identifier}/downloads
Creates a download for a video when a video is ready to view. Use `/downloads/{download_type}` instead for type-specific downloads. Available types are `default` and `audio`.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Identifier.
maxLength32
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identifier: string
A Cloudflare-generated unique identifier for a media item.
maxLength32
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errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
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result: optional object {audio, default }
An object with download type keys. Each key is optional and only present if that download type has been created.
audio: optional object {percentComplete, status, url }
The audio-only download. Only present if this download type has been created.
percentComplete: number
Indicates the progress as a percentage between 0 and 100.
maximum100
minimum0
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status: "ready"or "inprogress"or "error"
The status of a generated download.
One of the following:
"ready"
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"inprogress"
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"error"
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url: optional string
The URL to access the generated download.
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default: optional object {percentComplete, status, url }
The default video download. Only present if this download type has been created.
percentComplete: number
Indicates the progress as a percentage between 0 and 100.
maximum100
minimum0
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status: "ready"or "inprogress"or "error"
The status of a generated download.
One of the following:
"ready"
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"inprogress"
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"error"
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url: optional string
The URL to access the generated download.
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### Create downloads
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/stream/$IDENTIFIER/downloads \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"audio": {
"percentComplete": 0,
"status": "ready",
"url": "https://customer-m033z5x00ks6nunl.cloudflarestream.com/ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a/downloads/default.mp4"
},
"default": {
"percentComplete": 0,
"status": "ready",
"url": "https://customer-m033z5x00ks6nunl.cloudflarestream.com/ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a/downloads/default.mp4"
}
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"audio": {
"percentComplete": 0,
"status": "ready",
"url": "https://customer-m033z5x00ks6nunl.cloudflarestream.com/ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a/downloads/default.mp4"
},
"default": {
"percentComplete": 0,
"status": "ready",
"url": "https://customer-m033z5x00ks6nunl.cloudflarestream.com/ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a/downloads/default.mp4"
}
}
}
```