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GET/v1/files/{file_id}/content

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Path parameters

file_id: string

ID of the File.

Headers

"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

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

One of the following:

string

"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 31 more

One of the following:

"message-batches-2024-09-24"

"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

"computer-use-2024-10-22"

"computer-use-2025-01-24"

"pdfs-2024-09-25"

"token-counting-2024-11-01"

"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

"output-128k-2025-02-19"

"files-api-2025-04-14"

"mcp-client-2025-04-04"

"mcp-client-2025-11-20"

"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

"code-execution-2025-05-22"

"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

"context-1m-2025-08-07"

"context-management-2025-06-27"

"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

"skills-2025-10-02"

"fast-mode-2026-02-01"

"output-300k-2026-03-24"

"user-profiles-2026-03-24"

"user-profiles-2026-08-18"

"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

"managed-agents-2026-04-01"

"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

"dreaming-2026-04-21"

"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"

"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"

"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"

"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"

"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"

"agent-memory-2026-07-22"

"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"

Download File

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID/content \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"