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Retrieve container file

containers.files.retrieve(file_id, **kwargs) -> FileRetrieveResponse
GET
/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}

Retrieve Container File

Parameters
container_id: str
file_id: str
Returns
class FileRetrieveResponse: …
id: str

Unique identifier for the file.

bytes: int

Size of the file in bytes.

container_id: str

The container this file belongs to.

created_at: int

Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the file was created.

formatunixtime
object: Literal["container.file"]

The type of this object (container.file).

path: str

Path of the file in the container.

source: str

Source of the file (e.g., user, assistant).

Retrieve container file

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
file = client.containers.files.retrieve(
    file_id="file_id",
    container_id="container_id",
)
print(file.id)
Response example
{
    "id": "cfile_682e0e8a43c88191a7978f477a09bdf5",
    "object": "container.file",
    "created_at": 1747848842,
    "bytes": 880,
    "container_id": "cntr_682e0e7318108198aa783fd921ff305e08e78805b9fdbb04",
    "path": "/mnt/data/88e12fa445d32636f190a0b33daed6cb-tsconfig.json",
    "source": "user"
}
Returns Examples
Response example
{
    "id": "cfile_682e0e8a43c88191a7978f477a09bdf5",
    "object": "container.file",
    "created_at": 1747848842,
    "bytes": 880,
    "container_id": "cntr_682e0e7318108198aa783fd921ff305e08e78805b9fdbb04",
    "path": "/mnt/data/88e12fa445d32636f190a0b33daed6cb-tsconfig.json",
    "source": "user"
}