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Overview

Fetch Document returns the full text of a single Bigdata.com document by document_id, converted from annotated RPJSON to markdown. Use it when you need the complete document rather than ranked snippets from search.

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When to Use

Fetch Document is ideal for:
  • Full-document reading: Opening a known document end-to-end from the private or public corpus
  • Follow-up from discovery: Loading a document after identifying its id via bigdata_list_documents or bigdata_search
  • Citation and review: Retrieving the full body alongside a citation URL for attribution
For broad discovery across many documents, start with bigdata_search. For browsing private corpus metadata (names, tags, dates), use bigdata_list_documents.

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How It Works

  1. Obtain a document_id from search results, list documents, or a prior citation
  2. Call bigdata_fetch_document with that id
  3. Use the returned title and text (markdown), and keep url for attribution

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Parameters

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Data Returned

If the document is not found or still processing, the response returns an empty id with a clear message in text.

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Practical Tips

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From list to full text

Use bigdata_list_documents to find documents by connector, tag, or date, then pass the resulting id here to read the complete content.

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From search to full text

bigdata_search returns relevant chunks. When a result warrants a full read, fetch that document by id for the complete markdown body.