Retrieves a binary variable from the context of a given execution by id. Does not traverse the parent execution hierarchy. Applicable for byte array and file variables.

Method

GET /execution/{id}/localVariables/{varName}/data

Parameters

Path Parameters

Name	Description
id	The id of the execution to retrieve the variable from.
varName	The name of the variable to get.

Result

For binary variables or files without any MIME type information, a byte stream is returned. File variables with MIME type information are returned as the saved type. Additionally, for file variables the Content-Disposition header will be set.

Response Codes

Code	Media type	Description
200	application/octet-stream or the saved MIME type	Request successful.
400	application/json	Variable instance with given id exists but is not a binary variable. See the Introduction for the error response format.
404	application/json	Variable instance with given id does not exist. See the Introduction for the error response format.

Example

Request

GET /execution/anExecutionId/localVariables/aVarName/data

Response

binary variable: Status 200. Content-Type: application/octet-stream

file variable: Status 200. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8. Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=“someFile.txt”