## Retrieve file

`$ openai files retrieve`

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

Returns information about a specific file.

### Parameters

- `--file-id: string`

  The ID of the file to use for this request.

### Returns

- `file_object: 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`

    The size of the file, in bytes.

  - `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`.

  - `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.

  - `status_details: optional string`

    Deprecated. For details on why a fine-tuning training file failed validation, see the `error` field on `fine_tuning.job`.

### Example

```cli
openai files retrieve \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --file-id file_id
```

#### Response

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