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Files

Upload File
files.upload(FileUploadParams**kwargs) -> FileMetadata
POST/v1/files
List Files
files.list(FileListParams**kwargs) -> SyncPageCursor[FileMetadata]
GET/v1/files
Download File
files.download(strfile_id) -> BinaryResponseContent
GET/v1/files/{file_id}/content
Get File Metadata
files.retrieve_metadata(strfile_id) -> FileMetadata
GET/v1/files/{file_id}
Delete File
files.delete(strfile_id) -> DeletedFile
DELETE/v1/files/{file_id}
Models
class DeletedFile:
id: str

ID of the deleted file.

type: Optional[Literal["file_deleted"]]

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

defaultfile_deleted
class FileMetadata:
id: str

Unique object identifier.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

created_at: datetime

RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

formatdate-time
filename: str

Original filename of the uploaded file.

maxLength500
minLength1
mime_type: str

MIME type of the file.

maxLength255
minLength1
size_bytes: int

Size of the file in bytes.

minimum0
type: Literal["file"]

Object type.

For files, this is always "file".

downloadable: Optional[bool]

Whether the file can be downloaded.

defaultfalse
expires_at: Optional[datetime]

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