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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 openai = new OpenAI();

async function main() {
  const file = await openai.files.content("file-abc123");

  console.log(file);
}

main();

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