@ipfs.get

Fetch content from IPFS and return it as text.

Returns: any

Syntax

@ipfs.get(cid)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
cid	string	Content identifier to fetch

Content pinned with @ipfs is stored JSON-quoted; @ipfs.get unwraps it, so @ipfs.get(@ipfs("hello")) returns hello.

The terminal editor uses this helper automatically: pasting a hex string larger than 64 bytes pins it to IPFS and replaces it with an @ipfs.get call. Paste with Ctrl+Shift+V (Cmd+Shift+V on Mac) to keep the raw hex instead.

Examples

# Deploy a contract whose creation bytecode is pinned on IPFS
deploy $token @ipfs.get("QmPK1s3pNYLi9ERiq3BDxKa4XosgWwFRQUydHUtz4YgpqB") --constructor constructor(string,string) --constructor-args ["My Token" "TKN"]

# Round-trip text through IPFS
set $cid @ipfs("hello world")
set $content @ipfs.get($cid)

See Also

• @ipfs — upload content to IPFS and return the CID