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title: 2043: Attachment unavailable. | API Docs
description: The attachment is no longer available.
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**HTTP status:** `410`.

The attachment’s bytes have passed their retention and were removed; the id will not resolve again.

## Troubleshooting

- Download attachments promptly after the event that delivers them; retention is documented on the attachment operation.

## Related

- [Downloading an attachment](/channel/whatsapp/api/resources/attachments/methods/download/index.md)