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Retrieve file content

files.retrieve_content(strfile_id) -> FileContent

get /files/{file_id}/content

Returns the contents of the specified file.

Parameters

  • file_id: str

Returns

  • str

Example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
file_content = client.files.retrieve_content(
    "file_id",
)
print(file_content)

Response

"string"

Example

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

content = client.files.content("file-abc123")