> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.moonbase.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve a File > Retrieves the details of an existing file. ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /files/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Moonbase REST API version: v0 servers: - url: https://api.moonbase.ai/v0 security: - bearer: [] tags: - name: Inboxes description: Manage your inboxes, conversations, and messages - name: Collections description: Manage your collections and items - name: Marketing description: Manage your marketing campaigns and forms - name: Activities description: View activities and capture calls - name: Library description: Manage your meetings, files, and notes paths: /files/{id}: get: tags: - Library summary: Retrieve a file description: Retrieves the details of an existing file. parameters: - name: id in: path required: true schema: type: string description: The ID of the File to retrieve. explode: true responses: '200': description: Successful response. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/File' examples: Basic file lookup: summary: Basic file lookup value: id: 1CLJt2v5aNd8G5SGzEaeVU type: file name: Example filename: test.txt size: 3 download_url: >- https://api.moonbase.ai/asset_redirects/1CLJt2v6592N5WQzNpjpj2?token=eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJpZCI6IjFDTEp0MnY2NTkyTjVXUXpOcGpwajIiLCJibG9iX2lkIjoiMUNMSnQydjVwa3BrQW52ZGdYZkVjRiIsImNyZWF0ZWRfYXQiOiIyMDI1LTAyLTE3VDE2OjAwOjAwLjAwMFoiLCJuYW1lIjoiZmlsZSIsInJlY29yZF9pZCI6IjFDTEp0MnY1YU5kOEc1U0d6RWFlVlUiLCJyZWNvcmRfdHlwZSI6IkxpYnJhcnlBc3NldCJ9LCJleHAiOiIyMDI1LTAyLTE3VDE3OjAwOjAwLjAwMFoiLCJwdXIiOiJyZWRpcmVjdCJ9fQ--f2913cda85a97e3a8afe3b75c764f2dcee6abf98 associations: [] created_at: '2025-02-17T16:00:00.000Z' updated_at: '2025-02-17T16:00:00.000Z' '400': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '400' title: Bad Request detail: >- The request could not be understood due to malformed syntax or invalid parameters. '401': description: Unauthorized content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '401' title: Unauthorized detail: >- Invalid or missing API key or JWT. You should provide your Moonbase API Key or JWT in the authorization header, in the format: "Authorization: Bearer MOONBASE_API_KEY" '403': description: Forbidden content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '403' title: Forbidden '404': description: '' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: File not found: summary: File not found value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '404' title: Not Found '429': description: Too Many Requests content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '429' title: Too Many Requests '500': description: Internal Server Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '500' title: Internal Server Error '503': description: Service Unavailable content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors' examples: Default: summary: Default value: type: errors errors: - type: error status: '503' title: Service Unavailable detail: >- The service is temporarily unavailable, please try again later. x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: |- import Moonbase from '@moonbaseai/sdk'; const client = new Moonbase({ apiKey: process.env['MOONBASE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const moonbaseFile = await client.files.retrieve('id'); console.log(moonbaseFile.id); - lang: Python source: |- import os from moonbase import Moonbase client = Moonbase( api_key=os.environ.get("MOONBASE_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) moonbase_file = client.files.retrieve( "id", ) print(moonbase_file.id) - lang: Go source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/moonbaseai/moonbase-sdk-go\"\n\t\"github.com/moonbaseai/moonbase-sdk-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := moonbase.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tmoonbaseFile, err := client.Files.Get(context.TODO(), \"id\")\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", moonbaseFile.ID)\n}\n" - lang: Ruby source: |- require "moonbase" moonbase = Moonbase::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key") moonbase_file = moonbase.files.retrieve("id") puts(moonbase_file) components: schemas: File: title: File description: >- The File object represents a file that has been uploaded to your library. type: object properties: type: description: >- String representing the object’s type. Always `file` for this object. type: string const: file id: description: Unique identifier for the object. type: string name: description: The display name of the file. type: string filename: description: The original filename of the uploaded file. type: string size: description: The size of the file in bytes. type: number download_url: description: >- A temporary, signed URL to download the file content. The URL expires after one hour. type: string format: uri associations: description: A list of items this file is associated with. type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemPointer' created_at: description: >- Time at which the object was created, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC. type: string format: date-time updated_at: description: >- Time at which the object was last updated, as an ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC. type: string format: date-time required: - name - type - id - filename - size - download_url - associations - created_at - updated_at Errors: title: Errors description: >- The Errors object is a container that holds multiple Error objects when an API request encounters several validation or processing issues. This allows the API to return comprehensive feedback about all problems encountered in a single response. type: object properties: type: type: string const: errors errors: description: A list of `Error` objects. type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' required: - type ItemPointer: title: ItemPointer description: >- A reference to an `Item` within a specific `Collection`, providing the context needed to locate the item. type: object properties: type: description: >- String representing the object’s type. Always `item` for this object. type: string const: item id: description: Unique identifier of the item. type: string collection: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionPointer' description: A reference to the `Collection` containing this item. required: - collection - type - id Error: title: Error description: >- The Error object represents a single error that occurred during API request processing. It provides detailed information about what went wrong, including a unique identifier, status code, and human-readable descriptions to help developers understand and resolve the issue. type: object properties: type: type: string const: error id: description: A unique identifier for this specific error instance. type: string status: description: The HTTP status code for this problem, as a string. type: string code: description: An application-specific error code string. type: string title: description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem. type: string detail: description: A human-readable explanation of this specific error. type: string source: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSource' description: >- An object containing more specific information about the part of the request that caused the error. meta: type: object additionalProperties: true required: - type CollectionPointer: title: CollectionPointer description: >- A lightweight reference to a `Collection`, containing the minimal information needed to identify it. type: object properties: type: description: >- String representing the object’s type. Always `collection` for this object. type: string const: collection id: description: Unique identifier of the collection. type: string ref: description: The stable, machine-readable reference identifier of the collection. type: string required: - type - id - ref ErrorSource: title: ErrorSource description: >- The ErrorSource object provides additional context about the specific part of an API request that caused an error. It can point to either a field in the request document or a query parameter that contains invalid data. type: object properties: pointer: description: >- A JSON Pointer [RFC6901] to the associated entity in the request document. type: string parameter: description: A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. type: string required: [] securitySchemes: bearer: type: http scheme: bearer description: Your Moonbase API key. ````