> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.harness.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.harness.io/infrastructure-as-code-management/iacm-api-reference/module-registry/get-module-example-file.md).

# Get module example file

Download a single file from a module version's examples/ tree. The path must begin with "examples/" and identify a file (not a directory).

```json
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```