## Get file metadata

`files.retrieve(strfile_id)  -> File`

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

Get metadata for a specific file.

### Parameters

- `file_id: str`

  The unique identifier of the file.

### Returns

- `class File: …`

  Response representing an uploaded file.

  This is returned from POST (upload), GET (retrieve), and list endpoints.

  - `id: str`

    The unique identifier for this file.

  - `content_type: str`

    The MIME type of the file.

  - `created_at: datetime`

    The timestamp when the file was uploaded.

  - `file_name: str`

    The original filename of the uploaded file.

  - `object: Literal["file"]`

    The object type, which is always 'file'.

    - `"file"`

  - `size: int`

    The size of the file in bytes.

### Example

```python
import os
from deeptable import DeepTable

client = DeepTable(
    api_key=os.environ.get("DEEPTABLE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
file = client.files.retrieve(
    "file_01kfxgjd94fn9stqm414vjb0s8",
)
print(file.id)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "file_01kfxgjd94fn9stqm414vjb0s8",
  "content_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "file_name": "financial_report.xlsx",
  "object": "file",
  "size": 1048576
}
```