> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cula.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get a file

> Returns the metadata for a single file. To download the binary contents, use `GET /files/{id}/contents`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /files/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Cula Tracking API
  version: 0.3.10
servers:
  - url: https://api.demo.cula.earth/tracking/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: Organisations
    description: ''
  - name: Sites
    description: ''
  - name: Machines
    description: ''
  - name: Machine Variables
    description: ''
  - name: Machine Data Imports
    description: ''
  - name: Delivery Configs
    description: ''
  - name: Deliveries
    description: ''
  - name: Material Sourcing Configs
    description: ''
  - name: Material Sourcings
    description: ''
  - name: Material Conversion Configs
    description: ''
  - name: Material Conversions
    description: ''
  - name: Material Utilization Configs
    description: ''
  - name: Material Utilizations
    description: ''
  - name: Material Batches
    description: ''
  - name: Material Pools
    description: ''
  - name: Material Containers
    description: ''
  - name: Sinks
    description: ''
  - name: Documents
    description: ''
  - name: Webhooks
    description: ''
paths:
  /files/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Files
      summary: Get a file
      description: >-
        Returns the metadata for a single file. To download the binary contents,
        use `GET /files/{id}/contents`.
      parameters:
        - name: Cula-Organisation-Id
          in: header
          description: >-
            ID of the organisation the request operates on behalf of (e.g.
            `org_...`). Must be an organisation the API client has access to.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            example: org_01k83mfmhgchya944v86ryvhpq
        - name: id
          required: true
          in: path
          schema:
            type: string
            example: fle_01kw9grq4tecva35wdpstzcj5z
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The metadata of the requested file.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetFileResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request payload or parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                code: bad_request
                message: The field limit must not be greater than 100.
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid access token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                code: unauthorized
                message: Invalid or expired token
        '404':
          description: Resource not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                code: not_found
                message: >-
                  Resource with ID xyz_01k56g7aec6dt5zrtamc72vw446 could not be
                  found.
        '500':
          description: Unexpected server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                code: internal_server_error
                message: Internal server error.
      security:
        - AccessToken: []
components:
  schemas:
    GetFileResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: fle_01kw9grq4tecva35wdpstzcj5z
          description: ID of the file.
        external_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: MY-CUSTOM-ID
          description: Optionally assigned external ID of the file.
        site:
          description: The site that owns this file.
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SiteReference'
        name:
          type: string
          example: sink_confirmation.pdf
          description: The original filename of the uploaded binary.
        type:
          type: string
          example: application/pdf
          description: >-
            The MIME type of the file, detected from its contents at upload
            time.
        size:
          type: integer
          example: 482117
          description: The size of the file in bytes.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2025-10-10T21:03:58Z'
          description: The ISO 8601 timestamp at which the file was uploaded.
      required:
        - id
        - external_id
        - site
        - name
        - type
        - size
        - created_at
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: bad_request
        message:
          type: string
          example: The field limit must not be greater than 100.
      required:
        - code
        - message
    SiteReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: ste_01k8g7aec6dt5zrtamc72ww446
        external_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: SITE-EXT-0001
      description: >-
        References a site by its ID and the external ID you assigned to it (if
        any).
      required:
        - id
        - external_id
  securitySchemes:
    AccessToken:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://auth.demo.cula.earth/oauth2/token
          scopes: {}
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 client credentials. Exchange your client_id and client_secret
        for an access token scoped to the organisation that provides data
        access.

````