# Publication document

The original publication document is available for most works. This is the primary source document for the work, such as the official government gazette. It is always a PDF.

{% hint style="info" %}
The original publication document is different to the PDF version of a work expression.

* The **PDF version** is a PDF version of the XML content of the document that is generated automatically.
* The **publication document PDF** is a copy of the original publication document, which may be a scanned PDF. It is usually only the original version of the document and does not contain amendment information.
  {% endhint %}

## Download the publication document for a work

The full URL to download the publication document is part of the `publication_document` field in the details of the work.

{% openapi src="<https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20(v3)%20(2).yaml?alt=media&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024>" path="/v3/{frbr\_uri}/media/publication/{filename}" method="get" %}
[Laws.Africa Content API 2024-04-23.yaml](https://4163728571-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrrJ5L0RJ3goKWzqKVC%2Fuploads%2FYkGoMScj3txq3sbsbbwo%2FLaws.Africa%20Content%20API%20\(v3\)%20\(2\).yaml?alt=media\&token=7476d4cb-8aff-4c63-8ec8-44782e977024)
{% endopenapi %}