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Retrieve vector store file content

$ openai vector-stores:files content
GET/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/files/{file_id}/content

Retrieve the parsed contents of a vector store file.

ParametersExpand Collapse
--vector-store-id: string

The ID of the vector store.

--file-id: string

The ID of the file within the vector store.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
VectorStoreFileContentResponse: object { data, has_more, next_page, object }

Represents the parsed content of a vector store file.

data: array of object { text, type }

Parsed content of the file.

has_more: boolean

Indicates if there are more content pages to fetch.

next_page: string

The token for the next page, if any.

object: "vector_store.file_content.page"

The object type, which is always vector_store.file_content.page

Retrieve vector store file content

openai vector-stores:files content \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --vector-store-id vs_abc123 \
  --file-id file-abc123
{
  "object": "vector_store.file_content.page",
  "data": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "file content"}
  ],
  "has_more": false,
  "next_page": null
}
Returns Examples
{
  "object": "vector_store.file_content.page",
  "data": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "file content"}
  ],
  "has_more": false,
  "next_page": null
}