Check a ZIP file’s status

GET https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/private/zip_files/{id}

This endpoint returns information about a ZIP file.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "type": "zip_file",
    "id": "4939392292",
    "attributes": {
      "status": "creating",
      "progress": 45,
      "files_ok": 3,
      "files_error": 0
    }  
  }
}

The status attribute contains one of the following statuses:

• starting
• creating
• finished
• timeout
• error-starting
• error-creating

When the status is finished you may proceed to download the file.