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

# Changes to Retrieve file

`GET /files/{file_id}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 8 of 397 revisions.

- **2026-10-06** `e2f8d8cbc41f`: 2 info
- **2026-10-06** `7eddcd50e394`: 1 breaking
- **2026-09-25** `cda988e2e364`: 2 info
- **2026-05-13** `74cbcf73838f`: 1 warning
- **2026-04-10** `7c540cce6eb3`: 1 warning
- **2025-03-11** `6ab43fe7798e`: 1 info
- **2024-05-09** `084b8f68408c`: 1 warning
- **2024-05-08** `2e14236d4015`: 2 warning

## Changes

- **2026-10-06** `e2f8d8cbc41f`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `error/misalignment/review_target` to the response with the `429` status
- **2026-10-06** `7eddcd50e394`: 1 breaking
  - the response property `bytes` became nullable for the status `200`
- **2026-09-25** `cda988e2e364`: 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2026-05-13** `74cbcf73838f`: 1 warning
  - added the new `user_data` enum value to the `purpose` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-04-10** `7c540cce6eb3`: 1 warning
  - added the new `user_data` enum value to the `purpose` response property for the response status `200`
- **2025-03-11** `6ab43fe7798e`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `expires_at` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-05-09** `084b8f68408c`: 1 warning
  - added the new `vision` enum value to the `purpose` response property for the response status `200`
- **2024-05-08** `2e14236d4015`: 2 warning
  - added the new `batch` enum value to the `purpose` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `batch_output` enum value to the `purpose` response property for the response status `200`

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