# Get File

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<MethodEndpoint
  method={"get"}
  path={"/api/v1/workspaces/{workspace_name}/files/{file_id}"}
  context={"endpoint"}
>
  
</MethodEndpoint>

Retrieves the file contents.

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<ParamsDetails
  parameters={[{"in":"path","name":"file_id","required":true,"schema":{"format":"uuid","title":"File ID","type":"string"}},{"description":"Type the name of the workspace.","in":"path","name":"workspace_name","required":true,"schema":{"description":"Type the name of the workspace.","title":"Workspace Name","type":"string"}}]}
>
  
</ParamsDetails>

<RequestSchema
  title={"Body"}
  body={undefined}
>
  
</RequestSchema>

<StatusCodes
  id={undefined}
  label={undefined}
  responses={{"200":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{}}},"description":"Successful Response"},"404":{"description":"There's no file with the ID '<file_id>' in the workspace. Check if the ID is correct. You can use the `list_files` endpoint to check file IDs."},"422":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"properties":{"detail":{"items":{"properties":{"ctx":{"title":"Context","type":"object"},"input":{"title":"Input"},"loc":{"items":{"anyOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"integer"}]},"title":"Location","type":"array"},"msg":{"title":"Message","type":"string"},"type":{"title":"Error Type","type":"string"}},"required":["loc","msg","type"],"title":"ValidationError","type":"object"},"title":"Detail","type":"array"}},"title":"HTTPValidationError","type":"object"}}},"description":"Validation Error"},"500":{"description":"File with the ID '{file_id}' doesn't have a type."}}}
>
  
</StatusCodes>