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2title: Get File Metadata
3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/files/retrieve_metadata
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16# Get File Metadata
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38**GET** `/v1/files/{file_id}`
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1924 - `string`
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21 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 41 more`
26 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 42 more`
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2328 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`
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6772 - `"user-profiles-2026-08-18"`
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74 - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`
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6976 - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`
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7178 - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`
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109116 - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`
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118- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`
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111120## Returns
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113122- `BetaFileMetadata object`
114123 
124 - `type: "file"`
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126 Object type.
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128 For files, this is always `"file"`.
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115130 - `id: string`
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117132 Unique object identifier.
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143158 minimum: 0
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145 - `type: "file"`
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147 Object type.
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149 For files, this is always `"file"`.
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151160 - `downloadable: optional boolean`
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153162 Whether the file can be downloaded.
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165174 The scope of this file, indicating the context in which it was created (e.g., a session).
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167 - `id: string`
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169 The ID of the scoping resource (e.g., the session ID).
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171176 - `type: "session"`
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173178 The type of scope (e.g., `"session"`).
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180 - `id: string`
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182 The ID of the scoping resource (e.g., the session ID).
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175184## Example
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