---
title: "Retrieve file content"
method: GET
path: "/api/files/{file_id}/content/"
tags: ["openAiBatch"]
---

# Retrieve file content

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

Download file content. Batch output files are returned as JSONL.

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `provider_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

File content.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - Missing or invalid authentication
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

> 6 revisions in range; 3 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-31** `c26d550029f8` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - removed the media type `application/octet-stream` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/keywordsai/apis/api-reference/changes/api/files/:file_id/content/get.md)

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