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api/files/retrieve_metadata

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2title: Get File Metadata
3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/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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1116 ID of the File.
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18## Headers
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20- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`
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1322## Returns
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1524- `FileMetadata object`
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26 - `type: "file"`
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28 Object type.
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30 For files, this is always `"file"`.
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1732 - `id: string`
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1934 Unique object identifier.
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4358 Size of the file in bytes.
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47 - `type: "file"`
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49 Object type.
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51 For files, this is always `"file"`.
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5362 - `downloadable: optional boolean`
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