---
title: "Returns a list of files."
method: GET
path: "/files"
tags: ["Files"]
---

# Returns a list of files.

`GET /files`

## Query parameters

- `purpose` string
- `limit` integer
- `order` 'asc' | 'desc'
- `after` string

## Response `200`

OK

- ListFilesResponse
  - `object` string, required
  - `data` OpenAIFile[], required
    - `id` string, required — The file identifier, which can be referenced in the API endpoints.
    - `bytes` integer, required — The size of the file, in bytes.
    - `created_at` integer, required — The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file was created.
    - `expires_at` integer — The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the file will expire.
    - `filename` string, required — The name of the file.
    - `object` 'file', required — The object type, which is always `file`.
    - `purpose` 'assistants' | 'assistants_output' | 'batch' | 'batch_output' | 'fine-tune' | 'fine-tune-results' | 'vision' | 'user_data', required — The intended purpose of the file. Supported values are `assistants`, `assistants_output`, `batch`, `batch_output`, `fine-tune`, `fine-tune-results`, `vision`, and `user_data`.
    - `status` 'uploaded' | 'processed' | 'error', required — Deprecated. The current status of the file, which can be either `uploaded`, `processed`, or `error`.
    - `status_details` string — Deprecated. For details on why a fine-tuning training file failed validation, see the `error` field on `fine_tuning.job`.
  - `first_id` string, required
  - `last_id` string, required
  - `has_more` boolean, required

---

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