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# Download Exported Submission Files via File Staging Server

Once your submission export job has been successfully completed, you can download the files from your [file staging server](/regulatory/vault-api/guides/file-staging).

## Prerequisites

Before downloading the files, the following conditions must be met:

*   The submission export job must have been successfully completed.
*   The API user must have a permission set which allows the *Application: File Staging: Access* permission.

## Downloading the Files

The exported submission is packaged in a ZIP file on your file staging server. [Learn more](/regulatory/vault-api).

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