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Retrieve file

files.retrieve(file_id) -> FileObject { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }
GET/files/{file_id}

Returns information about a specific file.

ParametersExpand Collapse
file_id: String
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class FileObject { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }

The File object represents a document that has been uploaded to OpenAI.

id: String

The file identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.

bytes: Integer

The size of the file, in bytes.

created_at: Integer

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

filename: String

The name of the file.

object: :file

The object type, which is always file.

purpose: :assistants | :assistants_output | :batch | 5 more

The intended purpose of the file. Supported values are assistants, assistants_output, batch, batch_output, fine-tune, fine-tune-results, vision, and user_data.

Accepts one of the following:
:assistants
:assistants_output
:batch
:batch_output
:"fine-tune"
:"fine-tune-results"
:vision
:user_data
Deprecatedstatus: :uploaded | :processed | :error

Deprecated. The current status of the file, which can be either uploaded, processed, or error.

Accepts one of the following:
:uploaded
:processed
:error
expires_at: Integer

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file will expire.

Deprecatedstatus_details: String

Deprecated. For details on why a fine-tuning training file failed validation, see the error field on fine_tuning.job.

Retrieve file

require "openai"

openai = OpenAI::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

file_object = openai.files.retrieve("file_id")

puts(file_object)
{
  "id": "id",
  "bytes": 0,
  "created_at": 0,
  "filename": "filename",
  "object": "file",
  "purpose": "assistants",
  "status": "uploaded",
  "expires_at": 0,
  "status_details": "status_details"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "bytes": 0,
  "created_at": 0,
  "filename": "filename",
  "object": "file",
  "purpose": "assistants",
  "status": "uploaded",
  "expires_at": 0,
  "status_details": "status_details"
}