## Retrieve file

**get** `/files/{file_id}`

Returns information about a specific file.

### Path Parameters

- `file_id: string`

### Returns

- `FileObject object { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }`

  The `File` object represents a document that has been uploaded to OpenAI.

  - `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.

### Example

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

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "bytes": 0,
  "created_at": 0,
  "filename": "filename",
  "object": "file",
  "purpose": "assistants",
  "status": "uploaded",
  "expires_at": 0,
  "status_details": "status_details"
}
```

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "bytes": 120000,
  "created_at": 1677610602,
  "expires_at": 1680202602,
  "filename": "mydata.jsonl",
  "purpose": "fine-tune",
  "status": "processed"
}
```