Returns information about a specific file.

GET /files/{file_id}

Path parameters

file_id string Required

The ID of the file to use for this request.

Responses

200 application/json

OK
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- id string Required
  
  The file identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.
- bytes integer Required
  
  The size of the file, in bytes.
- created_at integer Required
  
  The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file was created.
- expires_at integer
  
  The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file will expire.
- filename string Required
  
  The name of the file.
- object string Required
  
  The object type, which is always file.
  
  Value is file.
- purpose string Required
  
  The intended purpose of the file. Supported values are assistants, assistants_output, batch, batch_output, fine-tune, fine-tune-results and vision.
  
  Values are assistants, assistants_output, batch, batch_output, fine-tune, fine-tune-results, or vision.
- status string Required Deprecated
  
  Deprecated. The current status of the file, which can be either uploaded, processed, or error.
  
  Values are uploaded, processed, or error.
- status_details string Deprecated
  
  Deprecated. For details on why a fine-tuning training file failed validation, see the error field on fine_tuning.job.

GET /files/{file_id}

curl \
 --request GET 'https://api.openai.com/v1/files/{file_id}' \
 --header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"

Response examples (200)

{
  "id": "string",
  "bytes": 42,
  "created_at": 42,
  "expires_at": 42,
  "filename": "string",
  "object": "file",
  "purpose": "assistants",
  "status": "uploaded",
  "status_details": "string"
}