---
title: "Retrieve file metadata"
method: HEAD
path: "/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}"
tags: ["files"]
---

# Retrieve file metadata

`HEAD /api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves metadata for a specified file in a repository.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `file_path` string, required

## Query parameters

- `ref` string, required

## Response `200`

Retrieve file metadata

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)