---
title: Get File Metadata
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/go/files/retrieve_metadata
---

# Get File Metadata

`client.Files.GetMetadata(ctx, fileID, query) (*FileMetadata, error)`

**GET** `/v1/files/{file_id}`

Get File Metadata

## Parameters

- `fileID string` (path parameter)

  ID of the File.

- `query FileGetMetadataParams`

  - `WorkspaceID param.Opt[string] Optional` (header parameter)

    Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`).

    Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace.

## Returns

- `type FileMetadata`

  - `Type File`

    Object type.

    For files, this is always `"file"`.

  - `ID string`

    Unique object identifier.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `CreatedAt Time`

    RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

    format: date-time

  - `Filename string`

    Original filename of the uploaded file.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 500

  - `MimeType string`

    MIME type of the file.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

  - `SizeBytes int64`

    Size of the file in bytes.

    minimum: 0

  - `Downloadable bool Optional`

    Whether the file can be downloaded.

    default: false

  - `ExpiresAt Time Optional`

    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.

    format: date-time

## Example

```go
package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
	"github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/option"
)

func main() {
	client := anthropic.NewClient(
		option.WithAPIKey("my-anthropic-api-key"),
	)
	fileMetadata, err := client.Files.GetMetadata(
		context.TODO(),
		"file_id",
		anthropic.FileGetMetadataParams{},
	)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", fileMetadata.ID)
}
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "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"
}
```