---
title: "Download a file"
method: GET
path: "/v1/files/{file_id}/content"
tags: ["Files"]
---

# Download a file

`GET /v1/files/{file_id}/content`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dexto.ai`
- URL: `https://api.dexto.ai/v1/files/{file_id}/content`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

The file's bytes, with its Content-Type.

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid JSON or request fields.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: The account has insufficient credits.
- `403`: The account cannot perform this operation.
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `409`: The request conflicts with existing resource state.
- `429`: The account exceeded this operation's request rate.
- `500`: Unexpected Dexto failure.
- `502`: The upstream model provider failed.
- `503`: A required Dexto service is temporarily unavailable.

---

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