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Retrieve file content

client.files.content(stringfileID, RequestOptionsoptions?): Response

GET/files/{file_id}/content

Returns the contents of the specified file.

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fileID: string

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unnamed_schema_0 = Response

Retrieve 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 response = await client.files.content('file_id');

console.log(response);

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

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