# List and retrieve documents
Source: https://nordvec.com/docs/guides/how-to/list-documents#fetch-a-single-document

## Fetch a single document [#fetch-a-single-document]

`/documents/{id}` returns one document's metadata, processing state and text.
A long text can be read in windows: `contentOffset` and `contentMaxChars`
(counted in UTF-16 code units) select one window, and `content_range` reports
the window and the full length, so keep reading until `offset + length` reaches
`total`.

```bash
curl "https://nordvec.com/api/v1/documents/DOCUMENT_ID?contentMaxChars=100000" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NORDVEC_API_KEY"
```