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# Get a file

GET https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/{id}

Returns a file's metadata and where it is in the pipeline.

`status` walks `uploading` → `processing` → `ready`, or lands on `failed` with an `error`. Poll this route after [registering a file](https://docs.cloudraker.com/api/cloud-raker-api/files/create-file) until it reads `ready`.

Once `ready`, `urls` carries signed links valid for about an hour:

- `content` — the original bytes.
- `markdown` and `json` — the parsed forms, present when the file was parsed.

**Learn more:** [Working with files](https://docs.cloudraker.com/developers/files)

Reference: https://docs.cloudraker.com/api/cloud-raker-api/files/get-file

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CloudRaker API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /v1/files/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: get-file
      summary: Get a file
      description: >-
        Returns a file's metadata and where it is in the pipeline.


        `status` walks `uploading` → `processing` → `ready`, or lands on
        `failed` with an `error`. Poll this route after [registering a
        file](https://docs.cloudraker.com/api/cloud-raker-api/files/create-file)
        until it reads `ready`.


        Once `ready`, `urls` carries signed links valid for about an hour:


        - `content` — the original bytes.

        - `markdown` and `json` — the parsed forms, present when the file was
        parsed.


        **Learn more:** [Working with
        files](https://docs.cloudraker.com/developers/files)
      tags:
        - files
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The file.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/V1File'
        '404':
          description: Unknown file id (or a file outside the API workspace).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limited. The `/v1` API allows at least **67 requests per minute
            per organization** (about 1,000 requests per 15 minutes) — a
            guaranteed floor, enforced per edge location, so a geographically
            spread caller may get more. Wait for the `Retry-After` interval and
            retry — the error is `retryable`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFileRequestTooManyRequestsError'
servers:
  - url: https://api.cloudraker.com
    description: Production
  - url: https://api.staging.raker.one
    description: Staging
  - url: https://api.dev.raker.one
    description: Development
components:
  schemas:
    V1FileStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - uploading
        - processing
        - ready
        - failed
      title: V1FileStatus
    V1FileUrls:
      type: object
      properties:
        content:
          type: string
        markdown:
          type: string
        json:
          type: string
      title: V1FileUrls
    V1File:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - file
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        mimeType:
          type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V1FileStatus'
        createdAt:
          type: string
        error:
          type: string
        uploadUrl:
          type: string
        uploadExpiresAt:
          type: string
        urls:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/V1FileUrls'
      required:
        - object
        - id
        - name
        - mimeType
        - status
        - createdAt
      title: V1File
    V1FilesIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaCode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - rate_limited
      title: V1FilesIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaCode
    GetFileRequestTooManyRequestsError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: >-
            #/components/schemas/V1FilesIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaCode
        message:
          type: string
        retryable:
          type: boolean
        requestId:
          type: string
        docUrl:
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - retryable
        - requestId
      title: GetFileRequestTooManyRequestsError
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "object": "file",
  "id": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "name": "project-proposal.pdf",
  "mimeType": "application/pdf",
  "status": "ready",
  "createdAt": "2024-06-10T09:15:30Z",
  "error": null,
  "uploadUrl": null,
  "uploadExpiresAt": null,
  "urls": {
    "content": "https://signed.cloudraker.com/files/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479/content?signature=abc123&expires=1718200000",
    "markdown": "https://signed.cloudraker.com/files/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479/markdown?signature=def456&expires=1718200000",
    "json": "https://signed.cloudraker.com/files/f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479/json?signature=ghi789&expires=1718200000"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.cloudraker.com/v1/files/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```