go/resources/files/methods/content/index.md 2026-05-18 22:01 UTC to 2026-05-19 06:34 UTC

1## Retrieve file content

2 

3`client.Files.Content(ctx, fileID) (*Response, error)`

4 

5**get** `/files/{file_id}/content`

6 

7Returns the contents of the specified file.

8 

9### Parameters

10 

11- `fileID string`

12 

13### Returns

14 

15- `type FileContentResponse interface{…}`

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17### Example

18 

19```go

20package main

21 

22import (

23 "context"

24 "fmt"

25 

26 "github.com/openai/openai-go"

27 "github.com/openai/openai-go/option"

28)

29 

30func main() {

31 client := openai.NewClient(

32 option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),

33 )

34 response, err := client.Files.Content(context.TODO(), "file_id")

35 if err != nil {

36 panic(err.Error())

37 }

38 fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)

39}

40```