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Get File Metadata

beta.files.retrieve_metadata(file_id, **kwargs) -> BetaFileMetadata
GET/v1/files/{file_id}

Get File Metadata

Parameters
file_id: String

ID of the File.

betas: Array[AnthropicBeta]

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

One of the following:
String = String
AnthropicBeta = :"message-batches-2024-09-24" | :"prompt-caching-2024-07-31" | :"computer-use-2024-10-22" | 38 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"
:"compact-2026-01-12"
:"computer-use-2025-11-24"
:"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"
:"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"
:"task-budgets-2026-03-13"
:"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"
:"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"
Returns
class BetaFileMetadata { id, created_at, filename, 6 more }

Get File Metadata

require "anthropic"

anthropic = Anthropic::Client.new(api_key: "my-anthropic-api-key")

beta_file_metadata = anthropic.beta.files.retrieve_metadata("file_id")

puts(beta_file_metadata)
{
  "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",
  "scope": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "session"
  }
}
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",
  "scope": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "session"
  }
}