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Retrieve container file

GET
/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}

Retrieve Container File

Path Parameters
container_id: string
file_id: string
Returns
id: string

Unique identifier for the file.

bytes: integer

Size of the file in bytes.

container_id: string

The container this file belongs to.

created_at: integer

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

formatunixtime
object: string

The type of this object (container.file).

path: string

Path of the file in the container.

source: string

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

Retrieve container file

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/containers/container_123/files/file_456 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
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"
}