> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.akapulu.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List Documents

> List documents in a knowledge base (owner only).

List documents in a knowledge base you own.

`status` is `pending` while embedding is still running, then `completed`.


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/akapulu.json GET /knowledge-bases/{corpus_id}/documents
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Akapulu Labs API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Public Akapulu Labs API reference.
servers:
  - url: https://akapulu.com/api
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /knowledge-bases/{corpus_id}/documents:
    get:
      tags:
        - Knowledge bases
      summary: List documents
      description: List documents in a knowledge base (owner only).
      parameters:
        - name: corpus_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Knowledge base ID.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Documents listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentListResponse'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    documents:
                      - id: 44444444-5555-6666-7777-888888888888
                        name: Guide
                        description: KB guide
                        file_size_bytes: 1024
                        status: completed
                        created_at: '2026-08-16T21:47:46.000000+00:00'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request payload
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
              examples:
                default:
                  value:
                    error: corpus_id is required
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
              examples:
                invalid_key:
                  value:
                    error: Invalid API key
        '404':
          description: Knowledge base not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
              examples:
                default:
                  value:
                    error: Knowledge base not found
components:
  schemas:
    DocumentListResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - documents
      properties:
        documents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentSummary'
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
    DocumentSummary:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - description
        - file_size_bytes
        - status
        - created_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        file_size_bytes:
          type: integer
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - completed
        created_at:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````