# Is it possible to retrieve pdf file from solid pod **URL:** \ **Category:** Build a Solid App\ **Created:** [April 24, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961 "2020-04-24T22:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Athina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Athina](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Athina)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/1 "2020-04-24T22:19:03Z")
Hello everyone. I am a new member and I want to start developing with solid. I am wondering can I have a pdf file saved in my pod? If yes, can an application, which WebID I have granted access to read my pod, retrieve that pdf file? Since I am a noobie, I hope this is not a silly question. Thanks in advance for your help. ---
**Author:** ![happybeing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/happybeing/32/59_2.png) [@happybeing](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/happybeing)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/2 "2020-04-25T08:12:23Z")
Yes, any kind of file can be stored or retrieved. It’s a simple HTML get request once you know the URL. So you can even host a static website. ---
**Author:** ![Smag0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/smag0/32/310_2.png) [@Smag0](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Smag0)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/3 "2020-04-25T08:21:10Z")
The default soliddata browser does not provide a way to upload file on a pod , but you can do it with other apps like the Solid-file-manager [Solid file manager](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-file-manager/1388) (upload in the left right menu) Then your app can retrieve it with a basic fetch request [https://blog.jayway.com/2017/07/13/open-pdf-downloaded-api-javascript/](https://blog.jayway.com/2017/07/13/open-pdf-downloaded-api-javascript/) ---
**Author:** ![Athina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Athina](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Athina)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/4 "2020-04-25T09:26:02Z")
@happybeing, @Smag0 thank you for your answers. I will look at the resources you provided and I will come back if I have further questions. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Vincent](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/5 "2020-04-25T09:28:59Z")
> The default soliddata browser does not provide a way to upload file on a pod It actually does, it’s just very obscure 🙂 See the user guide by @kevin.howard: [GitHub - SolidOS/userguide: User guide for SolidOS Databrowser Frontend](https://github.com/solid/userguide#creating-new-data) > _ **Tip:** Drag and drop a file onto the `+` button, and it will be uploaded to that folder._ ---
**Author:** ![Smag0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/smag0/32/310_2.png) [@Smag0](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Smag0)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/6 "2020-04-25T10:04:43Z")
Sorry for the missinformation, Sure it does and sure it’s not really easy 😊. But I’ve never used it, and I just wanted to provide a easy way for a newcomer to deal with files on a Pod. And pod-file-manager has some good functionalities that I don’t think are easy in databrowser like rename, move…😋 ---
**Author:** ![bourgeoa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/bourgeoa/32/291_2.png) [@bourgeoa](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/bourgeoa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-possible-to-retrieve-pdf-file-from-solid-pod/2961/7 "2020-04-25T11:07:35Z")
You can also use `solid-ide` and `solid-file-client`