bdy artifact download

$bdy artifact download|dd [options] <identifier> <directory>

Download a version of a file artifact Required scopes: ARTIFACT_READ

ARGUMENTS

identifier

Human-readable ID of the artifact and optionally version: artifact:version or artifact@version (optional)

directory

Path to the directory where version will be downloaded (required)

OPTIONS

--context <name>

Connection and scope context: default, git, link or a saved name. Overrides the globally active context for this invocation.

--examples

Show only examples; with this flag --format accepts text, json or jsonl

--verbose

Show REST API requests, responses, timing and retries on stderr

-w, --workspace <domain>

Workspace URL handle. Can be set via variable: BUDDY_WORKSPACE

--scope <scope>

Force scope (WORKSPACE, PROJECT). By default calculated by provided options and environmental variables (--project, BUDDY_PROJECT, linked project)

-p, --project <name>

Project name. Can be set via variable: BUDDY_PROJECT

-m, --merge

Merge contents of the directory with artifact

-r, --replace

Replace contents of the directory with artifact

--format <text|json>

Output format: json, text. JSON CLI errors: {error:{code,message,hint}}, exit 1. Default: text (choices: "text", "json")

-h, --help

display help for command

Documentation for bdy v1.25.20

Last modified on Oct 14, 2026

Examples

Download file artifact version to local directory
bdy art dd artifact-identifier:version /path/to/dir$

Download latest file artifact version and replace contents of existing local directory
bdy art dd artifact-identifier /path/to/dir --replace$

Download file artifact version and merge it with existing local directory
bdy art dd artifact-identifier:version /path/to/dir --merge$