---
title: "GET /v1/{innovationId}/files/{fileId}"
method: GET
path: "/v1/{innovationId}/files/{fileId}"
tags: ["[v1] Innovation Files"]
---

# GET /v1/{innovationId}/files/{fileId}

`GET /v1/{innovationId}/files/{fileId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api`
- URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api/v1/{innovationId}/files/{fileId}`
- Auth: none declared

Get innovation file info

## Path parameters

- `innovationId` string, uuid, required
- `fileId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `context` object
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `type` 'INNOVATION' | 'INNOVATION_EVIDENCE' | 'INNOVATION_MESSAGE' | 'INNOVATION_PROGRESS_UPDATE' | 'INNOVATION_SECTION' | 'INNOVATION_REGULATIONS'
    - `name` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `createdBy` object
    - `name` string, required
    - `role` 'ADMIN' | 'INNOVATOR' | 'ACCESSOR' | 'ASSESSMENT' | 'QUALIFYING_ACCESSOR', required
    - `isOwner` boolean
    - `orgUnitName` string
  - `file` object, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `size` number, float
    - `extension` string, required
    - `url` string, required
  - `canDelete` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: The user is not authenticated.
- `403`: The user is not authorized to access this resource.
- `500`: An error occurred while processing the request.

## Changes

- **2026-09-24** `c7535c8a7a65`: 1 warning
  - added the new `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` enum value to the `context/type` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-09-21** `a44efd127712`: 1 info
  - removed the `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` enum value from the `context/type` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-07-14** `ceb022103eaf`: 1 warning
  - added the new `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` enum value to the `context/type` response property for the response status `200`
- **2024-11-07** `761f95f46b23`: 13 info
  - added the optional property `context/name` to the response with the `200` status
  - the response property `context/id` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `createdAt` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `createdBy/name` became required for the status `200`
  - …9 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/changes/v1/:innovationId/files/:fileId/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/revisions/c7535c8a7a65?raw)