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Vector Stores

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Retrieve vector store file content

vector_stores.files.content(file_id, **kwargs) -> Page<FileContentResponse { text, type } >

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

Retrieve the parsed contents of a vector store file.

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vector_store_id: String

file_id: String

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class FileContentResponse { text, type }

text: String

The text content

type: String

The content type (currently only "text")

Retrieve vector store file content

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Ruby

require "openai"

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

page = openai.vector_stores.files.content("file-abc123", vector_store_id: "vs_abc123")

puts(page)

{
  "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": "..."},
    ...
  ]
}