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Get File Metadata

FileMetadata files().retrieveMetadata(FileRetrieveMetadataParamsparams = FileRetrieveMetadataParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())
GET/v1/files/{file_id}

Get File Metadata

Parameters
FileRetrieveMetadataParams params
Optional<String> fileId

ID of the File.

Returns
class FileMetadata:
String id

Unique object identifier.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

LocalDateTime createdAt

RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

formatdate-time
String filename

Original filename of the uploaded file.

maxLength500
minLength1
String mimeType

MIME type of the file.

maxLength255
minLength1
long sizeBytes

Size of the file in bytes.

minimum0
JsonValue type "file"constant

Object type.

For files, this is always "file".

Optional<Boolean> downloadable

Whether the file can be downloaded.

Optional<LocalDateTime> expiresAt

RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file will expire and become unavailable for download. Null if the file does not expire. For files uploaded with expires_in_seconds, this is the upload time plus that value.

formatdate-time

Get File Metadata

package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.files.FileMetadata;
import com.anthropic.models.files.FileRetrieveMetadataParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        FileMetadata fileMetadata = client.files().retrieveMetadata("file_id");
    }
}
{
  "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,
  "expires_at": "2025-05-15T18:37:24.100435Z"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "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,
  "expires_at": "2025-05-15T18:37:24.100435Z"
}