resources/containers/subresources/files/methods/retrieve/index.md 2026-07-10 23:02 UTC to 2026-07-12 06:58 UTC

Retrieve container file

get /containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}

Retrieve Container File

Path Parameters

• container_id: string

• file_id: string

Returns

• id: string

  Unique identifier for the file.

• bytes: number

  Size of the file in bytes.

• container_id: string

  The container this file belongs to.

• created_at: number

  Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the file was created.

• object: string

  The type of this object (container.file).

• path: string

  Path of the file in the container.

• source: string

  Source of the file (e.g., user, assistant).

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/containers/$CONTAINER_ID/files/$FILE_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "bytes": 0,
  "container_id": "container_id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "object": "object",
  "path": "path",
  "source": "source"
}

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/containers/container_123/files/file_456 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
    "id": "cfile_682e0e8a43c88191a7978f477a09bdf5",
    "object": "container.file",
    "created_at": 1747848842,
    "bytes": 880,
    "container_id": "cntr_682e0e7318108198aa783fd921ff305e08e78805b9fdbb04",
    "path": "/mnt/data/88e12fa445d32636f190a0b33daed6cb-tsconfig.json",
    "source": "user"
}