def get_document(document_id: str) -> Document

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Parameters

  • document_id (str): ID of the document

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Returns

  • Document: Document metadata

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Examples

from morphik import Morphik

db = Morphik()

doc = db.get_document("doc_123")
print(f"Title: {doc.metadata.get('title')}")
print(f"Content Type: {doc.content_type}")
print(f"Filename: {doc.filename}")

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Document Properties

The Document object returned by this method has the following properties:
  • external_id (str): Unique document identifier
  • content_type (str): Content type of the document
  • filename (Optional[str]): Original filename if available
  • metadata (Dict[str, Any]): User-defined metadata
  • storage_info (Dict[str, str]): Storage-related information
  • system_metadata (Dict[str, Any]): System-managed metadata
  • access_control (Dict[str, Any]): Access control information
  • chunk_ids (List[str]): IDs of document chunks

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Document Methods

The Document object also provides the following methods:
  • update_with_text(): Update the document with new text content
  • update_with_file(): Update the document with content from a file
  • update_metadata(): Update the document’s metadata only