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Retrieve file content

files.content(strfile_id) -> BinaryResponseContent

GET/files/{file_id}/content

Returns the contents of the specified file.

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file_id: str

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BinaryResponseContent

Retrieve file content

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import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
response = client.files.content(
    "file_id",
)
print(response)
content = response.read()
print(content)

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