## Retrieve a file

`file.retrieve(strid)  -> FileRetrieveResponse`

**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: str`

  Unique identifier of the file to retrieve.

### Returns

- `class FileRetrieveResponse: …`

  - `id: str`

    Unique identifier for the file.

  - `completed_at: Optional[str]`

    When the file upload was completed.

  - `created_at: str`

    When the file upload session was created.

  - `expires_at: Optional[str]`

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

  - `filename: str`

    Original filename.

  - `mime_type: str`

    MIME type of the file.

  - `size_bytes: int`

    File size in bytes.

  - `status: Literal["PENDING", "COMPLETED", "CANCELLED", "EXPIRED"]`

    Current upload status of the file.

    - `"PENDING"`

    - `"COMPLETED"`

    - `"CANCELLED"`

    - `"EXPIRED"`

### Example

```python
from lightfield import Lightfield

client = Lightfield(
    api_key="My API Key",
)
file_retrieve_response = client.file.retrieve(
    "id",
)
print(file_retrieve_response.id)
```

#### Response

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