Get File
File metadata: name, folder, visibility, MIME type, size, creator.
The app’s own access rule (FileService.get_file →
FileAccessChecker.can_view): another user’s private file is an
indistinguishable 404, cross-team refs 404 on the bare team column first.
Unlike the listing, a library-hidden file (show_in_library: false,
e.g. canvas-embedded assets) IS readable by id — parity with the app’s
GET /files/{id}.
Authorizations
API key from Settings > Developer > REST API
Headers
Calendar-dated API version pin. New integrations should pin 2026-05-01 to opt into the newest response shapes. For back-compat the server also accepts requests with no header and resolves them to the current default (today: 2026-04-12); that default advances on each sunset date. Any unsupported value returns 400 unsupported_version.
2026-04-12, 2026-05-01 "2026-05-01"
Path Parameters
Prefixed file_ wire ID (Crockford base32 body) — the canonical, recommended form. For back-compat, a bare UUID string is also accepted in both path parameters and JSON request bodies (older integrations that stored raw UUIDs keep working). Both are permanent, supported inputs.
^file_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Za-hjkmnp-tv-z]{26}$"file_01HT9WK8N3M2J4A5Z6P7Q8R9TV"
Response
Successful Response
The response is of type Response Drivegetfile · object.