Get File Metadata

files.retrieve_metadata(file_id) -> FileMetadata

GET/v1/files/{file_id}

Get File Metadata

Parameters

file_id: String

ID of the File.

Returns

class FileMetadata { id, created_at, filename, 5 more }

id: String

Unique object identifier.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

created_at: Time

RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

formatdate-time

filename: String

Original filename of the uploaded file.

maxLength500

minLength1

mime_type: String

MIME type of the file.

maxLength255

minLength1

size_bytes: Integer

Size of the file in bytes.

minimum0

type: :file

Object type.

For files, this is always "file".

downloadable: bool

Whether the file can be downloaded.

expires_at: Time

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

require "anthropic"

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

file_metadata = anthropic.files.retrieve_metadata("file_id")

puts(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"
}

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"
}