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Retrieve vector store file content

vector_stores.files.content(strfile_id, FileContentParams**kwargs) -> SyncPage[FileContentResponse]

GET/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/files/{file_id}/content

Retrieve the parsed contents of a vector store file.

ParametersExpand Collapse

vector_store_id: str

file_id: str

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class FileContentResponse: …

text: Optional[str]

The text content

type: Optional[str]

The content type (currently only "text")

Retrieve vector store 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
)
page = client.vector_stores.files.content(
    file_id="file-abc123",
    vector_store_id="vs_abc123",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.text)

{
  "file_id": "file-abc123",
  "filename": "example.txt",
  "attributes": {"key": "value"},
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "..."},
    ...
  ]
}

Returns Examples

{
  "file_id": "file-abc123",
  "filename": "example.txt",
  "attributes": {"key": "value"},
  "content": [
    {"type": "text", "text": "..."},
    ...
  ]
}