boundary/website/content/docs/commands/session-recordings/download.mdx

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layout: docs
page_title: session-recordings download - Command
description: >-
  The "session-recordings download" command downloads session recording resources so that you can view them.
---

# session-recordings download

<EnterpriseAlert product="boundary">This feature requires <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/products/boundary">HCP Boundary or Boundary Enterprise</a></EnterpriseAlert>

Command: `boundary session-recordings download`

The `boundary session-recordings download` command lets you download a Boundary session recording.

## Example

The following command downloads a session recording with the id `chr_1234567890`:

```shell-session
$ boundary session-recordings download -id chr_1234567890
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary session-recordings download [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `-id=<string>` - The ID of the session recording resource you want to download.
- `-no-clobber` - If set, prevents downloads from overwriting existing files.
This option is aliased as `-nc`.
The default value is `false`.
- `-output=<string>` - If set, indicates an optional output file for the download.
If you do not provide a value, the recording ID is given a ".cast" extension.
Use `-` for stdout.
This option is aliased as `-o`.

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