# Client.download

```python
async def Client.download(
    asset: Asset,
    destination: str | PathLike[str],
    *,
    overwrite: bool = False,
) -> Path
```

Atomically download an asset to an exact local path.

## Parameters

**asset**

`Asset`

The asset to resolve and download.

**destination**

`str | PathLike[str]`

The destination path. Missing parent directories are created.

**overwrite**

`bool`

Whether to replace an existing destination. Defaults to `False`.

## Returns

The destination as a `Path`.