## Retrieve a file

`client.File.Get(ctx, id) (*FileRetrieveResponse, error)`

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

Retrieves a single file by its ID.

**[Required scope](/using-the-api/scopes/):** `files:read`

**[Rate limit category](/using-the-api/rate-limits/):** Read

### Parameters

- `id string`

  Unique identifier of the file to retrieve.

### Returns

- `type FileRetrieveResponse struct{…}`

  - `ID string`

    Unique identifier for the file.

  - `CompletedAt string`

    When the file upload was completed.

  - `CreatedAt string`

    When the file upload session was created.

  - `ExpiresAt string`

    When the upload session expires. Null once completed, cancelled, or expired.

  - `Filename string`

    Original filename.

  - `MimeType string`

    MIME type of the file.

  - `SizeBytes int64`

    File size in bytes.

  - `Status FileRetrieveResponseStatus`

    Current upload status of the file.

    - `const FileRetrieveResponseStatusPending FileRetrieveResponseStatus = "PENDING"`

    - `const FileRetrieveResponseStatusCompleted FileRetrieveResponseStatus = "COMPLETED"`

    - `const FileRetrieveResponseStatusCancelled FileRetrieveResponseStatus = "CANCELLED"`

    - `const FileRetrieveResponseStatusExpired FileRetrieveResponseStatus = "EXPIRED"`

### Example

```go
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go"
  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
  )
  fileRetrieveResponse, err := client.File.Get(context.TODO(), "id")
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", fileRetrieveResponse.ID)
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "completedAt": "completedAt",
  "createdAt": "createdAt",
  "expiresAt": "expiresAt",
  "filename": "filename",
  "mimeType": "mimeType",
  "sizeBytes": -9007199254740991,
  "status": "PENDING"
}
```