diff --git a/jupyter-notebooks/workflows/analysis-ready-data/ard_1_intro_and_best_practices.ipynb b/jupyter-notebooks/workflows/analysis-ready-data/ard_1_intro_and_best_practices.ipynb
index 5adc258..365b214 100644
--- a/jupyter-notebooks/workflows/analysis-ready-data/ard_1_intro_and_best_practices.ipynb
+++ b/jupyter-notebooks/workflows/analysis-ready-data/ard_1_intro_and_best_practices.ipynb
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
     "from pathlib import Path\n",
     "from pprint import pprint\n",
     "from zipfile import ZipFile\n",
+    "import requests\n",
+    "import time\n",
+    "import logging\n",
     "\n",
     "import numpy as np\n",
     "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
@@ -675,6 +678,13 @@
     "order_id = order[\"id\"]"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "##### Option 1: Using Planet CLI"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 22,
@@ -696,6 +706,58 @@
     "!planet orders wait $order_id"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "##### Option 2: Using Vanila Python\n",
+    "Please be aware that this script is programmed to regularly check the endpoint and will cease operation only upon the appearance of a download link. It lacks a timeout function, meaning that the loop is configured to run indefinitely."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "\n",
+    "logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def check_download_link(url, api_key, minutes=0.5):\n",
+    "    \"\"\" \n",
+    "    Check if the download link is ready.\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    Args:\n",
+    "    url (str): api url.\n",
+    "    api_key (str): api key.\n",
+    "    minutes (float): time to wait before checking again. default is 30 seconds(0.5).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    Returns:\n",
+    "        none\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    \"\"\"\n",
+    "    while True:\n",
+    "        try:\n",
+    "            response = requests.get(url, auth=requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(api_key, ''))\n",
+    "            response.raise_for_status()\n",
+    "            if \"results\" in response.json().get(\"_links\", {}):\n",
+    "                return logging.info(f\"{date.datetime.now()}: Download link is ready.\")\n",
+    "            logging.info(f\"{date.datetime.now()}: Waiting for download link to be ready...\")\n",
+    "        except requests.RequestException as e:\n",
+    "            return logging.error(f\"An error occurred: {e}\")\n",
+    "        time.sleep(minutes * 60)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "check_download_link(order['_links']['_self'], API_KEY, minutes=5)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "##### Option 1: Using Planet CLI"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": 23,
@@ -723,6 +785,49 @@
     "!planet orders download $order_id --directory $demo_data_dir"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "##### Option 2: Using Vanila Python\n",
+    "Please be aware that this script is programmed to regularly check the endpoint and will cease operation only upon the appearance of a download link. It lacks a timeout function, meaning that the loop is configured to run indefinitely."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# Get the path to the Downloads folder\n",
+    "downloads_folder = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'Downloads/') # just a generic path, you can adjust it\n",
+    "file_path = os.path.join(downloads_folder)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def download_order(url, api_key):\n",
+    "    \"\"\" download ordered files \"\"\"\n",
+    "    try:\n",
+    "        response = requests.get(url, auth=requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(api_key, ''))\n",
+    "        response.raise_for_status()\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "        results = response.json()[\"_links\"][\"results\"]\n",
+    "        for item in results:            \n",
+    "            res = requests.get(item[\"location\"], stream=True)\n",
+    "            name = item[\"name\"].split(\"/\")[-1]\n",
+    "\n",
+    "            print(\"Downloading '{name}' just started...\")\n",
+    "            with open(file_path + name, 'wb') as f:\n",
+    "                for chunk in res.iter_content(chunk_size=1048576): # 1MB (1024 * 1024)\n",
+    "                    # Write the data to the file in chunks\n",
+    "                    f.write(chunk)    \n",
+    "            print(f\"File '{name}' downloaded and saved at '{file_path}'\")\n",
+    "        \n",
+    "    except requests.RequestException as e:\n",
+    "        return logging.error(f\"An error occurred: {e}\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
+    "download_order(order['_links']['_self'], API_KEY)"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "attachments": {},
    "cell_type": "markdown",