> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.myhero.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Retrieve a document

> Retrieves a single document by `documentId`.

Returns the document's top-level metadata; block content lives under separate endpoints.

Returns a 404 shape `{ _id, isNotFound: true }` if the document does not exist or has been soft-deleted.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /document/{documentId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HERO API
  version: current
  description: |-
    The HERO REST API.

    See https://developers.myhero.so for the rendered docs.
servers:
  - url: https://app.myhero.so
security: []
paths:
  /document/{documentId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Documents
      summary: Retrieve a document
      description: >-
        Retrieves a single document by `documentId`.


        Returns the document's top-level metadata; block content lives under
        separate endpoints.


        Returns a 404 shape `{ _id, isNotFound: true }` if the document does not
        exist or has been soft-deleted.
      operationId: getDocument
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
          required: true
          name: documentId
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 200 response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      _id:
                        type: string
                      parentId:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                      projectId:
                        type: string
                      userId:
                        type: string
                      workspaceId:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - FOLDER
                          - FILE
                          - SUBFILE
                          - EXTERNAL
                      description:
                        type: string
                      reference:
                        type: string
                      isPublished:
                        type: boolean
                        example: false
                      publishedSettings:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          publishedById:
                            type: string
                          publishedAt:
                            type: number
                          styling:
                            type: object
                            additionalProperties:
                              anyOf:
                                - type: string
                                - type: boolean
                          domainSlug:
                            type: string
                        required:
                          - publishedById
                          - publishedAt
                      external:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          type:
                            type: string
                            enum:
                              - PDF
                          resourcePath:
                            type: string
                          resourceId:
                            type: string
                        required:
                          - type
                          - resourcePath
                          - resourceId
                      icon:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          name:
                            type: string
                          color:
                            type: string
                        required:
                          - name
                          - color
                      emoji:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          emojiStyle:
                            type: string
                          unified:
                            type: string
                        required:
                          - unified
                      collaborators:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            userId:
                              type: string
                            role:
                              type: string
                              enum:
                                - owner
                                - admin
                                - member
                                - editor
                                - viewer
                          required:
                            - userId
                            - role
                      createdAt:
                        type: number
                      updatedAt:
                        type: number
                      isDeleted:
                        type: boolean
                        example: false
                    required:
                      - _id
                      - parentId
                      - projectId
                      - userId
                      - workspaceId
                      - name
                      - type
                      - createdAt
                      - updatedAt
                required:
                  - data
        '403':
          description: 403 response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: |-
                      Error class name (e.g.

                      ValidationError, NotFound)
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Human-readable error message
                  details:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                required:
                  - error
                  - message
        '404':
          description: 404 response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      _id:
                        type: string
                      isNotFound:
                        type: boolean
                        enum:
                          - true
                    required:
                      - _id
                      - isNotFound
                required:
                  - data
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: HERO personal access token

````