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# Download SQL query results

> Execute a read-only SELECT query against the workspace's storage warehouse and download the results as a file.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.getcargo.io/openapi.json post /storage/query/download
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Cargo API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Cargo Platform API v1
servers:
  - url: https://api.getcargo.io/v1
    description: Cargo API
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /storage/query/download:
    post:
      tags:
        - Storage - Query
      summary: Download SQL query results
      description: >-
        Execute a read-only SELECT query against the workspace's storage
        warehouse and download the results as a file.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                query:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 10000
                  title: SQL query
                  description: >-
                    A read-only SELECT statement. Tables must be referenced as
                    [datasetSlug].[modelSlug] and are rewritten to the
                    underlying warehouse table under the hood. Example: "SELECT
                    * FROM my_dataset.my_model"
                format:
                  title: Format
                  description: Download format. Defaults to csv.
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - csv
                    - parquet
              required:
                - query
              additionalProperties: false
              title: Request body
              description: Request body schema.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  urls:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                    title: URLs
                    description: Signed download URLs.
                required:
                  - urls
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````