NiFi Ingest 26.3
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# Download Documents from a Queue

You can download individual documents from a queue, or the first 100 documents from a queue, in either IDX or XML format.

TIP: To prevent the contents of the queue from changing, stop the processors before and after the queue.

To download documents from a queue

1. Open the NiFi user interface.

2. Right-click the queue and click List queue.

   A dialog box opens, listing the FlowFiles that are in the queue.

3. Click followed by View details for the document that you want to download. If you want to download the first 100 documents, click the icon next to any document.

   The FlowFile dialog box opens.

4. Click the Details tab.

5. Click View.

   A new window opens and displays the Flow File.

6. In the Format as list, choose a format:

   - To see the FlowFile parts, click DOC.

     - To download the content file from a `ContentFile` or `ContentFileName` part, click Download.
     - To download all content files, document metadata, and FlowFile attributes for this FlowFile, click Download ZIP.

   - To download the document(s) in IDX or XML format, click IDX or XML.

     - To download the document you are viewing, click Download.
     - To download the first 100 documents in the queue, click Download Queue.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery NiFi Ingest 26.3

Topic Title: Download Documents from a Queue