curl --request GET \
--url https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"id": "drf_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"matterId": "mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"title": "Master Services Agreement",
"category": "commercial",
"practiceArea": "commercial",
"status": "draft",
"source": "generated",
"version": 3,
"generationStatus": "succeeded",
"governingLawState": "ca",
"createdAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z",
"sections": [
{
"heading": "8. Limitation of Liability",
"level": 1,
"text": "Neither party shall be liable for indirect or consequential damages."
}
]
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"errors": [
{
"location": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>"
}
],
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}Get a draft
One draft, section by section.
The body comes back as sections rather than as the editor’s own document
model, and edits go back in as contentMarkdown. For a rendered DOCX or PDF
use the export route instead.
A 404 covers every reason it is not readable: no such id, another
organization’s, another matter’s, or binned.
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.vaquill.ai/workspace/v1/matters/{matterId}/drafts/{draftId}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"id": "drf_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"matterId": "mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"title": "Master Services Agreement",
"category": "commercial",
"practiceArea": "commercial",
"status": "draft",
"source": "generated",
"version": 3,
"generationStatus": "succeeded",
"governingLawState": "ca",
"createdAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-08-19T14:32:10Z",
"sections": [
{
"heading": "8. Limitation of Liability",
"level": 1,
"text": "Neither party shall be liable for indirect or consequential damages."
}
]
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"errors": [
{
"location": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>"
}
],
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}{
"type": "https://vaquill.ai/docs/workspace-api/errors/insufficient-scope",
"title": "Insufficient scope",
"status": 403,
"detail": "This credential carries matters:read. This operation needs matters:write.",
"instance": "/workspace/v1/matters/mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6",
"requestId": "req_5f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
}Authorizations
Workspace credential issued from the automation console at /automation. Send it as Authorization: Bearer vq_ws_.... This is NOT a Data API key: a vq_key_ credential is refused here and names the other product in the error.
Path Parameters
mat_ identifier of the matter to work inside. Everything in this API hangs off a matter, and the matter in the path is what the authorization boundary is checked against. Take it from GET /v1/matters.
drf_ identifier of the draft. Take it from the matter's draft list.
Response
Successful Response
One draft with its body, section by section.
Public identifier, drf_ followed by 32 hex characters.
"drf_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
The draft's title.
"Master Services Agreement"
What kind of document this is, as a category slug.
"commercial"
Practice area the draft sits in.
"commercial"
Where the DOCUMENT is in its own lifecycle: draft, review, final or archived. Set by you. This is not the same as generationStatus.
"draft"
How the draft came to exist: generated by the pipeline, uploaded from a file, imported from editor content, or analysis where an analysis produced it.
"generated"
Current version number, counting from 1. Pass it as expectedVersion on a replace to avoid a lost update.
3
Where the JOB that produced this draft got to, in the five public statuses. Set only by the pipeline. A draft the pipeline never touched reads succeeded.
queued, running, succeeded, failed, cancelled "succeeded"
When the draft was created (RFC 3339).
"2026-08-19T14:32:10Z"
When the draft was last modified (RFC 3339).
"2026-08-19T14:32:10Z"
The draft body, section by section. Send edits back as contentMarkdown; request bytes from the export route.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
mat_ identifier of the matter this draft belongs to, when it belongs to one.
"mat_9f2c8b1e4a7d43c9b6e0f1a2c3d4e5f6"
The governing law pinned on the draft, for example ca or federal.
"ca"
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