## Get File Metadata

`$ ant beta:files retrieve-metadata`

**get** `/v1/files/{file_id}`

Get File Metadata

### Parameters

- `--file-id: string`

  ID of the File.

- `--beta: optional array of AnthropicBeta`

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

### Returns

- `file_metadata: object { id, created_at, filename, 5 more }`

  - `id: string`

    Unique object identifier.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `created_at: string`

    RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

  - `filename: string`

    Original filename of the uploaded file.

  - `mime_type: string`

    MIME type of the file.

  - `size_bytes: number`

    Size of the file in bytes.

  - `type: "file"`

    Object type.

    For files, this is always `"file"`.

  - `downloadable: optional boolean`

    Whether the file can be downloaded.

  - `scope: optional object { id, type }`

    The scope of this file, indicating the context in which it was created (e.g., a session).

    - `id: string`

      The ID of the scoping resource (e.g., the session ID).

    - `type: "session"`

      The type of scope (e.g., `"session"`).

### Example

```cli
ant beta:files retrieve-metadata \
  --api-key my-anthropic-api-key \
  --file-id file_id
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "created_at": "2025-04-15T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "filename": "document.pdf",
  "mime_type": "application/pdf",
  "size_bytes": 102400,
  "type": "file",
  "downloadable": false,
  "scope": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "session"
  }
}
```