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GET
/
openai
/
v1
/
files
/
{file_id}
/
content
Retrieve file content
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.novita.ai/openai/v1/files/{file_id}/content \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Retrieves the content of a specific file using its file ID. This is commonly used to download batch output files or error files.

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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}}.

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Path Parameters

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

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Response

The response returns the raw file content. For batch output files, this will be in JSONL format where each line contains a batch request result. Example Response For batch output files, each line contains a response like this: 
{
  "custom_id": "request-2589",
  "error": null,
  "id": "batch_req_task_d2c",
  "response": {
    "body": {
      "id": "29e1432c-edfb-44a4-b531-c23c600abfae",
      "object": "chat.completion",
      "created": 1754902266,
      "model": "deepseek-test",
      "choices": [
        {
          "index": 0,
          "message": {
            "role": "assistant",
            "content": "Hello! 👋 How can I assist you today? 😊"
          },
          "finish_reason": "stop"
        }
      ],
      "usage": {
        "prompt_tokens": 5,
        "completion_tokens": 13,
        "total_tokens": 18
      }
    },
    "request_id": "request-2589",
    "status_code": 200
  }
}
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