---
title: "Changes to Retrieve file content"
method: GET
path: "/files/{file_id}/content"
---

# Changes to Retrieve file content

`GET /files/{file_id}/content`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 163 revisions.

- **2026-09-26** `222f167a2327` — 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2026-09-25** `cda988e2e364` — 4 info

## Changes

- **2026-09-26** `222f167a2327` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `application/octet-stream` for the response with the status `200`
- **2026-09-25** `cda988e2e364` — 4 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/docs/files/:file_id/content/get.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/files/:file_id/content/get)