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

# Read the files of an install

> The contents of the exact version installed, file by file. Separate from the install list so that listing what someone has does not ship every file body they hold. Answers 404 for an install belonging to another account. Writes nothing and installs nothing.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.doers.sh/openapi.json get /v2/installs/{installId}/files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Doers API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    The open API of Doers: tasks, projects, areas, prioritised context and the
    day's plan.


    ## Authentication


    Every route requires a bearer token, generated from **Settings > API & MCP**
    in the app:


    ```

    Authorization: Bearer pc_…

    ```


    ## Two date fields, not to be confused


    - `when` — the **schedule**: `today`, `anytime` (Later), `someday` (Future)
    or a date.

    - `deadline` — the **commitment**, independent of the schedule.


    ## Time zone


    The server reasons in UTC and does not know yours. Send the `X-PC-Today:
    YYYY-MM-DD` header

    (or the `day` argument where it exists) so dated operations use your local
    day.


    ## MCP server


    The same token gives access to the [Model Context
    Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)

    server at `POST https://doers.sh/mcp`, which exposes the same operations as
    tools for Claude,

    Cursor and other compatible clients.
servers:
  - url: https://api.doers.sh
    description: Production.
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Tasks
  - name: Projects
  - name: Areas
  - name: Headings
  - name: Comments
  - name: Realtime
  - name: Devices
  - name: Context
  - name: Plan
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Rounds
  - name: Journal
  - name: Habits
  - name: Stats
  - name: Users
  - name: Profiles
  - name: Workspaces
  - name: Access
  - name: Activity
  - name: Tokens
  - name: Referrals
  - name: Files
  - name: Connections
  - name: Collaborators
  - name: Links
  - name: Packages
  - name: Installs
  - name: Billing
  - name: Calendar
  - name: Coach
  - name: Marketplace
paths:
  /v2/installs/{installId}/files:
    get:
      tags:
        - Installs
      summary: Read the files of an install
      description: >-
        The contents of the exact version installed, file by file. Separate from
        the install list so that listing what someone has does not ship every
        file body they hold. Answers 404 for an install belonging to another
        account. Writes nothing and installs nothing.
      operationId: getInstallFiles
      parameters:
        - name: installId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The install to read, from `listInstalls`.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            pattern: >-
              ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  files:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        path:
                          type: string
                        content:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - path
                        - content
                      additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - files
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: >-
        Invalid request — unreadable body, out-of-range field or unknown
        parameter.
    Unauthorized:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Token missing, unknown or revoked.
    NotFound:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: >-
        Resource does not exist **or** belongs to another account — the API
        never distinguishes the two.
    TooManyRequests:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Too many requests. `Retry-After` says how many seconds to wait.
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Stable machine-readable code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable message.
            details:
              type: array
              description: Per-field detail, present on validation errors.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  field:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - field
                  - message
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: A `pc_…` token generated from Settings > API & MCP.

````