When downloading a font file from Google fonts, how can I get the license file too?

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I'm building a desktop application and I'm downloading font ".ttf" files from Google Fonts with the application. I've managed to do that by utilizing the JSON response from the Developer API: https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/developer_api

The JSON response returns locations for the font files so I'm able to download and use them.

But if I'm reading the licenses correctly, the license files should always be included when distributing font files. So I need a way to download the license ".txt" file so I'm not breaking the terms of the license agreement by downloading ".ttf" files to each PC that the application is on. I can find the license files on the Google/Fonts Github but not anywhere within the API documentation.

The JSON response doesn't include any license information (although I've opened an issue on the Google Font's GitHub that I was hoping would help: https://github.com/google/fonts/issues/2799)

So how could I find Google Font's license ".txt" file for a given font family?

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check this link developers.google.com/fonts/… . Google fonts are free to use, so I don't think there's need for you to download a license for each font. Other than that, wait for their GitHub answer. – Ali Padida
Thanks for the comment, Ali. Most of the fonts are released under the OFL license. Section 1.9 of the OFL license FAQ states: "If the fonts are transferred from the server to the client computer by means that allow them to be used even if the computer is no longer attached to the network, the full package (copyright notices, licensing information, etc.) should be included." scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL – williamjones

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You can reconstruct the license with the copyright notices in "Google Fonts - Attribution" page (https://fonts.google.com/attribution) and the license text which is associated with the family.