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Retrieve container file content

client.containers.files.content.retrieve(stringfileID, ContentRetrieveParams { container_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): Response

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

Retrieve Container File Content

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fileID: string

params: ContentRetrieveParams { container_id }

container_id: string

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unnamed_schema_2 = Response

Retrieve container file content

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import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env['OPENAI_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const content = await client.containers.files.content.retrieve('file_id', {
  container_id: 'container_id',
});

console.log(content);

const data = await content.blob();
console.log(data);

<binary content of the file>

Returns Examples

<binary content of the file>