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Retrieve file content

files.content(file_id) -> BinaryResponseContent
GET
/files/{file_id}/content

Returns a response containing the contents of the specified file.

Parameters
file_id: str
Returns
BinaryResponseContent

Retrieve file content

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

content = client.files.content("file-abc123")
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