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

1## Retrieve file content

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

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5Returns the contents of the specified file.

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7### Path Parameters

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9- `file_id: string`

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11### Example

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13```http

14curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID/content \

15 -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

16```

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18### Example

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20```http

21curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-abc123/content \

22 -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" > file.jsonl

23```