Retrieve a file
Retrieve metadata for a file from the upstream OpenAI Files API.
Authentication
AuthorizationBearer
Use your Respan API key for Respan API authentication. Enter only the Respan API key value; clients send Authorization: Bearer <RESPAN_API_KEY>. For /api/responses, provider credentials such as Perplexity, OpenAI, or Azure OpenAI go in Settings -> Providers or respan_params.credential_override in the request body, not in this authentication field.
Path parameters
file_id
OpenAI file ID.
Query parameters
provider_id
Provider route with customer-owned credentials, for example openai or parasail.
Response
File details.
id
File ID.
object
bytes
File size in bytes.
created_at
Unix timestamp.
filename
purpose
status
File status.
status_details
Provider status details, when available.
Errors
401
Unauthorized Error
404
Not Found Error