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# Download Exported Submission Files via File Staging



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

#### Prerequisites {#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 {#downloading-the-files}

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



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