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GET
/
openai
/
v1
/
files
/
{file_id}
Retrieve file
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.novita.ai/openai/v1/files/{file_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "object": "<string>",
  "bytes": 123,
  "filename": "<string>",
  "created_at": 123,
  "expires_at": 123,
  "purpose": "<string>",
  "metadata": {
    "total_requests": 123
  }
}
Retrieves information about a specific file using its file ID.

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Request Headers

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Content-Type
string
required
Enum: application/json
​
Authorization
string
required
Bearer authentication format, for example: Bearer {{API Key}}.

​
Path Parameters

​
file_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the file to retrieve information for.

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Response

​
id
string
required
The unique identifier of the file.
​
object
string
required
The object type, which is always file.
​
bytes
integer
required
The size of the file in bytes.
​
filename
string
required
The name of the file.
​
created_at
integer
required
The Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the file was created.
​
expires_at
integer
The Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the file will expire. Only present for output files.
​
purpose
string
required
The purpose of the file.Available purposes:
  • batch - Input file for batch processing
  • batch_output - Output file from batch processing
​
metadata
object
required
Additional metadata about the file.
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