.. _python_api_download_results:

.. currentmodule:: flow360

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Download Results
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This example demonstrates how to retrieve simulation results from the Flow360 platform using a specified Case ID.
It facilitates the download of surface and volume data to a local directory and subsequently extracts the compressed files.

.. literalinclude:: _snippets/download_results.py
   :language: python

Notes
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- Boolean flags (``download_surfaces``, ``download_volumes``) control which result types are retrieved.
- Downloaded ``.tar.gz`` archives are automatically extracted into subdirectories, and the original archives are removed.