---
title: "Get File"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/beta/files/{file_id}"
tags: ["Beta", "Files"]
---

# Get File

`GET /api/v1/beta/files/{file_id}`

Get file metadata by ID.

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `expand` string[], nullable — Fields to expand.
- `project_id` string, uuid, nullable
- `organization_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Cookies

- `session` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- FileV2 — An uploaded file.
  - `id` string, required — Unique file identifier
  - `name` string, required — File name including extension
  - `external_file_id` string, nullable — Optional ID for correlating with an external system
  - `file_type` string, nullable — File extension (pdf, docx, png, etc.)
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required — Project this file belongs to
  - `last_modified_at` string, date-time, nullable — When the file was last modified (ISO 8601)
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable — When the file expires and may be automatically removed. Null means no expiration.
  - `purpose` string, nullable — How the file will be used: user_data, parse, extract, classify, split, sheet, or agent_app
  - `download_url` PresignedUrl — Schema for a presigned URL.
    - `url` string, uri, required — A presigned URL for IO operations against a private file
    - `expires_at` string, date-time, required — The time at which the presigned URL expires
    - `form_fields` object, nullable — Form fields for a presigned POST request

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-06-09** `b17341164de9` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-05-23** `34da5826db1c` — 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `expand`
  - added the optional property `download_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-21** `fb63fb8d662c` — 2 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `expand`
  - removed the optional property `download_url` from the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-16** `c317ed7c691a` — 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `expand`
  - added the optional property `download_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-14** `1bbc901f8c0d` — 2 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `expand`
  - removed the optional property `download_url` from the response with the `200` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/run-llama/apis/llama-platform/changes/api/v1/beta/files/:file_id/get.md)

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