## List files

**get** `/files`

Returns a list of files.

### Query Parameters

- `after: optional string`

  A cursor for use in pagination. `after` is an object ID that defines your place in the list. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 100 objects, ending with obj_foo, your subsequent call can include after=obj_foo in order to fetch the next page of the list.

- `limit: optional number`

  A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Limit can range between 1 and 10,000, and the default is 10,000.

- `order: optional "asc" or "desc"`

  Sort order by the `created_at` timestamp of the objects. `asc` for ascending order and `desc` for descending order.

  - `"asc"`

  - `"desc"`

- `purpose: optional string`

  Only return files with the given purpose.

### Returns

- `data: array of FileObject`

  - `id: string`

    The file identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.

  - `bytes: number or null`

    The size of the file, in bytes. In a completed file upload response, this can
    be null when the file size is not yet available.

  - `created_at: number`

    The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file was created.

  - `filename: string`

    The name of the file.

  - `object: "file"`

    The object type, which is always `file`.

    - `"file"`

  - `purpose: "assistants" or "assistants_output" or "batch" or 5 more`

    The intended purpose of the file. Supported values are `assistants`, `assistants_output`, `batch`, `batch_output`, `fine-tune`, `fine-tune-results`, `vision`, and `user_data`.

    - `"assistants"`

    - `"assistants_output"`

    - `"batch"`

    - `"batch_output"`

    - `"fine-tune"`

    - `"fine-tune-results"`

    - `"vision"`

    - `"user_data"`

  - `status: "uploaded" or "processed" or "error"`

    Deprecated. The current status of the file, which can be either `uploaded`, `processed`, or `error`.

    - `"uploaded"`

    - `"processed"`

    - `"error"`

  - `expires_at: optional number`

    The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file will expire. In a
    completed file upload response, this can be null when no expiry is set.

  - `status_details: optional string`

    Deprecated. For details on why a fine-tuning training file failed validation, see the `error` field on `fine_tuning.job`. Completed file upload responses can return null when these details are unset.

- `first_id: string`

- `has_more: boolean`

- `last_id: string`

- `object: string`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "id",
      "bytes": 0,
      "created_at": 0,
      "filename": "filename",
      "object": "file",
      "purpose": "assistants",
      "status": "uploaded",
      "expires_at": 0,
      "status_details": "status_details"
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "file-abc123",
  "has_more": false,
  "last_id": "file-abc456",
  "object": "list"
}
```

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "file-abc123",
      "object": "file",
      "bytes": 175,
      "created_at": 1613677385,
      "expires_at": 1677614202,
      "filename": "salesOverview.pdf",
      "purpose": "assistants",
      "status": "processed"
    },
    {
      "id": "file-abc456",
      "object": "file",
      "bytes": 140,
      "created_at": 1613779121,
      "expires_at": 1677614202,
      "filename": "puppy.jsonl",
      "purpose": "fine-tune",
      "status": "processed"
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "file-abc123",
  "last_id": "file-abc456",
  "has_more": false
}
```