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How retrieval works

How to retrieve data from the Filecoin network, from finding providers to fetching content.

This section covers the implementation details behind Filecoin retrieval: finding providers, choosing a retrieval path, and fetching CID-addressed content.

For a high-level overview of managed and direct retrieval paths, see Retrieval.

Table of contents

  • Basic retrieval - fetch CID-addressed data with Lassie and work with CAR output

  • Serving retrievals - understand provider advertisements, IPNI, and storage-provider retrieval endpoints

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