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

# Changes to Download file content

`GET /files/{file_id}/content`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 303 revisions.

- **2026-08-26** `ed04e14f2755` — 2 breaking, 1 warning
- **2026-07-29** `6968addaaf97` — 4 info

## Changes

- **2026-08-26** `ed04e14f2755` — 2 breaking, 1 warning
  - for the `path` request parameter `file_id`, the minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - added the pattern `^[\w-]+$` to the `path` request parameter `file_id`
  - for the `path` request parameter `file_id`, the maxLength was set to `256`
- **2026-07-29** `6968addaaf97` — 4 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `provider`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `502`
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/openrouterteam/apis/openrouter-api/docs/files/:file_id/content/get.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/openrouterteam/apis/openrouter-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/openrouterteam/apis/openrouter-api/changes/files/:file_id/content/get)