---
title: "axiom client download"
description: "Download a succeeded build's SDK zip"
category: reference
surfaces: [cli]
related: [reference/cli/axiom-client]
last_reviewed: 2026-06-06
---

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# axiom client download

Download a succeeded build's SDK zip

Download the SDK zip for one succeeded language build of a client version.

```text
axiom client download c1 --version 2 --lang python
axiom client download c1 --version 2 --lang go -o ./sdks
```

Refuses to download — without touching disk — unless the version/language has
already reached "succeeded". Check progress with:

```text
axiom client status c1 --version 2 --watch
```

This command only writes the ZIP; it does not unzip or install it. See
docs/guides/build-a-client-sdk.md for the per-language install step.

Requires a prior "axiom login".

## Usage

```sh
axiom client download <client-id> [flags]
```

## Flags

| Flag | Shorthand | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--help` | `-h` | bool |  | help for download |
| `--lang` |  | string |  | Language to download (required) |
| `--output` | `-o` | string | `.` | Directory to write the SDK zip to |
| `--version` |  | int | `0` | Version to download (required) |

## See also

- [axiom client](./axiom-client.md) — Create and manage Client Builder clients (typed SDKs)