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

# Get upload download URL

> Return a temporary signed URL that downloads an upload's bytes, with its expiry time.

`veryfront__get_upload_download_url`

Requires project.uploads.read.

## Access

No external-service connection is required. Use a Veryfront credential with access to the requested resources.

**Call type:** Read-only.

## Arguments

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| - | - | - | - |
| `upload_reference` | `string` | Yes | Upload UUID or project-relative upload path, not URL-encoded. A same-project storage-prefixed path is accepted only when no literal relative path matches. Minimum length: `1`. |
| `project_reference` | `string` | No | Project UUID, slug or configured domain; optional when the selected context supplies a project. |

## Example request

Send this JSON-RPC request through an initialized MCP client. Replace sample identifiers and values before calling the tool. See [MCP client setup](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/getting-started/connect-mcp.md).

```json title="request.json" theme={null}
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "veryfront__get_upload_download_url",
    "arguments": {
      "upload_reference": "example"
    }
  }
}
```

## Result

The published output shape is summarized below. Inspect both the MCP response content and `isError` when handling a call.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| - | - | - | - |
| `signed_url` | `string` | Yes | Temporary signed URL that downloads the upload. |
| `expires_at` | `string` | Yes | Expiry time, RFC 3339. Private uploads expire within 30 minutes, public ones within 24 hours. |

## Full schemas

```json title="input-schema.json" theme={null}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "upload_reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Upload UUID or project-relative upload path, not URL-encoded. A same-project storage-prefixed path is accepted only when no literal relative path matches."
    },
    "project_reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Project UUID, slug or configured domain; optional when the selected context supplies a project."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "upload_reference"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Arguments for the get_upload_download_url tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

```json title="output-schema.json" theme={null}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "signed_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Temporary signed URL that downloads the upload."
    },
    "expires_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Expiry time, RFC 3339. Private uploads expire within 30 minutes, public ones within 24 hours."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "signed_url",
    "expires_at"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Structured result returned by the get_upload_download_url tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

<details>
  <summary>Try this tool</summary>

  Replace sample arguments with values for your project or connected account. Calls run only when you select Run tool.

  MCP tool call

  Call `veryfront__get_upload_download_url` against the Veryfront MCP endpoint.

  Bearer token or API key

  Arguments (JSON)

  Run tool

  Output JSON

  <pre />
</details>


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