---
title: Get Claude-generated file metadata
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/http/compliance/apps/chats/generated_files/retrieve
---

# Get Claude-generated file metadata

**GET** `/v1/compliance/apps/chats/generated-files/{claude_gen_file_id}`

Returns metadata for a file the assistant created via tool use.

Use the sibling `/content` endpoint to download the bytes.

## Path parameters

- `claude_gen_file_id: string`

  The generated-file id (e.g., 'claude_gen_file_abc123') as returned in `chat_messages[].generated_files[].id` from GET /apps/chats/{claude_chat_id}/messages.

## Headers

- `"anthropic-version": optional string`

  The version of the Claude API you want to use.

  Read more about versioning and our version history [here](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/versioning?sdk_languages=http).

- `"x-api-key": optional string`

## Returns

- `id: string`

  Opaque generated-file id, e.g. 'claude_gen_file_abc123'.

- `claude_chat_id: string`

  The chat this generated file belongs to

- `created_at: string or null`

  File creation timestamp, when available

  format: date-time

- `filename: string`

  Display name of the generated file

- `md5: string or null`

  Lowercase hex MD5 of the stored file. Null when no stored hash is available. The sibling `/content` endpoint also sets a `Content-MD5` header (base64 per RFC 1864) computed over the exact served bytes.

- `mime_type: string or null`

  MIME type of the stored file, when available

- `size_bytes: number or null`

  Size in bytes of the stored file, when available

## Example

```bash
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/compliance/apps/chats/generated-files/$CLAUDE_GEN_FILE_ID \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANTHROPIC_COMPLIANCE_API_KEY"
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "claude_chat_id": "claude_chat_id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "filename": "filename",
  "md5": "md5",
  "mime_type": "mime_type",
  "size_bytes": 0
}
```