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# checkpoint fetch

> Download checkpoint files to your local machine

Downloads a Checkpoint from FlexAI to the host machine running the FlexAI CLI.

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
flexai checkpoint fetch <checkpoint_identifier> [flags]
```

## Arguments

| Argument                | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `checkpoint_identifier` | string | Yes      | The name of a Checkpoint pushed to the FlexAI Checkpoint Manager Service, or the UUID of a Checkpoint created during the execution of a FlexAI Training or Fine-tuning workload. See [`flexai checkpoint list`](/cli/reference/checkpoint/list) or [`flexai training checkpoints`](/cli/reference/training/checkpoints) for more details. |

## Flags

| Flag            | Short | Type    | Default | Description                                                                                  |
| --------------- | ----- | ------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--destination` | `-d`  | string  | `./`    | Specifies the directory where the Checkpoint will be saved in the host machine's filesystem. |
| `--help`        | `-h`  | boolean |         | Displays this help page.                                                                     |
| `--verbose`     | `-v`  | boolean |         | Provides more detailed output when fetching a Checkpoint.                                    |