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Files

Upload File
client.files.upload(FileUploadParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): FileMetadata
POST/v1/files
List Files
client.files.list(FileListParamsquery?, RequestOptionsoptions?): PageCursor<FileMetadata>
GET/v1/files
Download File
client.files.download(stringfileID, RequestOptionsoptions?): Response
GET/v1/files/{file_id}/content
Get File Metadata
client.files.retrieveMetadata(stringfileID, RequestOptionsoptions?): FileMetadata
GET/v1/files/{file_id}
Delete File
client.files.delete(stringfileID, RequestOptionsoptions?): DeletedFile
DELETE/v1/files/{file_id}
Models
DeletedFile { id, type }
id: string

ID of the deleted file.

type?: "file_deleted"

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

defaultfile_deleted
FileMetadata { id, created_at, filename, 5 more }
id: string

Unique object identifier.

The format and length of IDs may change over time.

created_at: string

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: number

Size of the file in bytes.

minimum0
type: "file"

Object type.

For files, this is always "file".

downloadable?: boolean

Whether the file can be downloaded.

defaultfalse
expires_at?: string | null

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