# get

## HTTP Request

```http
GET /api/v1/rawFiles/:fileId
```

{% hint style="success" %}
This endpoint supports [HTTP Range requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Range_requests), allowing you to fetch part of a file and to resume interrupted downloads.
{% endhint %}

## Path parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Description                                  |
| --------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| :fileId   | string | The globally unique identifier for this file |

## Query parameters

| Parameter |        |                                                                                  |
| --------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| workflow  | string | Optional. The id of the associated workflow where this file is being referenced. |
| table     | string | Optional. The id of the associated table where this file is being referenced.    |
| version   | string | Optional. The tag of the associated version where this file is being referenced. |

{% hint style="info" %}
This endpoint extends the [general API structure](/api/rest-api/general-structure.md).
{% endhint %}

## Authorization

You must have data access to the file's associated dataset, and your access token must have the following scope:

* data.data

[Learn more about authorization.](/api/rest-api/authorization.md)

## Request headers

This endpoint accepts [HTTP Range Requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Range_requests) to allow for partial downloads. For example, send `Range: bytes=0-1023` to get the first 1024 bytes.

## Request body

The request body must be empty.

## Response headers

In addition to standard response headers, this API provides the additional information associated with the file:

<table><thead><tr><th width="184">Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Content-Disposition</td><td>HTTP <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Disposition">content disposition</a>, including information about the file's name.</td></tr><tr><td>Content-Length</td><td>The size, in bytes, of the response. Note if using Range Requests, this will be the size of the current response, not the entire file.</td></tr><tr><td>Content-Range</td><td><p>Will only be returned if a <code>Range</code> was set on the request headers. Takes the form </p><pre><code>bytes startByte-endByte/total
</code></pre></td></tr><tr><td>Content-Type</td><td>The file's <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types">MIME type</a>, derived from the file extension. If the MIME type is unknown, will be set to <code>application/octet-stream</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Response body

Returns the file content. If a range request was made, will return the content for the specified byte range.

## Examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="curl" %}

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $REDIVIS_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
"https://redivis.com/api/v1/rawFiles/93qh-6wdzwrz84.bc574P4o8ypzp8yKCnrgIw"
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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```
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```

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