---
title: "List Files"
method: GET
path: "/files/{assistant_name}"
tags: ["Manage Assistants"]
---

# List Files

`GET /files/{assistant_name}`

List all files in an assistant, with an option to filter files with metadata.

For guidance and examples, see [Manage files](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/assistant/manage-files#list-files-in-an-assistant).

## Path parameters

- `assistant_name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `filter` string, json
- `limit` integer
- `pagination_token` string

## Headers

- `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` string, required

## Response `200`

This operation returns a list of all files that you have previously uploaded, and which are associated with the given assistant name.

- AssistantDataListFilesResponse
  - `files` AssistantDataAssistantFileModel[] — The list of files that exist in the assistant.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the uploaded file.
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier for the uploaded file. This may be a user-provided identifier or a system-generated ID.
    - `size` integer — The size of the uploaded file, in bytes.
    - `metadata` object, nullable — Optional metadata associated with the file. This metadata can be used to filter files when listing them or to restrict search results when querying the assistant.
    - `created_on` string, date-time — The timestamp when the file was uploaded, in ISO 8601 format (`YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ`).
    - `updated_on` string, date-time — The timestamp of the most recent update to the file, in ISO 8601 format (`YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ`).
    - `status` string — The current state of the uploaded file. Possible values: - `Processing`: File is being processed (parsed, chunked, embedded) - `Available`: Processing completed successfully; file is ready for use - `Deleting`: Deletion has been initiated but not yet completed - `ProcessingFailed`: Processing failed with an error Note: Once a file is deleted, the API returns 404 Not Found instead of a file object.
    - `signed_url` string, nullable — A [signed URL](https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/signed-urls) that provides temporary, read-only access to the file. Anyone with the link can access the file, so treat it as sensitive data. Expires after a short time.
    - `multimodal` boolean — Indicates whether the file was processed as multimodal.
  - `pagination` AssistantDataPaginationResponse — Object that contains the next pagination token to continue a previous listing operation.
    - `next` string, required — The token to use to retrieve the next page of results.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.
- `404` — Assistant not found.
- `500` — Internal server error.

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