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Containers

Files

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Retrieve container file content

$ openai containers:files:content retrieve

GET/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}/content

Retrieve Container File Content

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--container-id: string

--file-id: string

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unnamed_schema_3: file path

Retrieve container file content

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openai containers:files:content retrieve \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --container-id container_id \
  --file-id file_id

<binary content of the file>

Returns Examples

<binary content of the file>