# Get file metadata

GET https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/{id}

Retrieves metadata for content resource


Reference: https://docs.moveworks.com/api-reference/content-gateway/get-file-metadata

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Get file metadata
  version: endpoint_.getFileMetadata
paths:
  /files/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: get-file-metadata
      summary: Get file metadata
      description: |
        Retrieves metadata for content resource
      tags:
        - []
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved metadata of content
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ODataContentMetadataResponse'
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad Request - The request could not be understood by the server due
            to malformed syntax.
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: >-
            Unauthorized - Authentication is required and has failed or has not
            yet been provided.
          content: {}
        '403':
          description: >-
            Forbidden - Server understood the request but refuses to authorize
            it.
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found - The requested file could not be found.
          content: {}
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded.
          content: {}
        '500':
          description: >-
            Internal Server Error - The server encountered an unexpected
            condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
          content: {}
components:
  schemas:
    status_enum:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: active
        - value: deleted
    custom_attributes:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
    NodeContent:
      type: object
      properties:
        download_path:
          type: string
          description: >-
            URL for the download request, most likely `/files/{id}/download`.
            *Either `download_path` OR `body` MUST be provided.*
        body:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The HTML representation of the object. If `mime_type` is `text/html`
            and `download_path` is not provided, this will be ingested as the
            content of the document. *Either `download_path` OR `body` MUST be
            provided.*
        mime_type:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Used to specify type of content. See our supported MIME types here:
            https://help.moveworks.com/reference/supported-mime-types.
        size:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        sha1_hash:
          type: string
      required:
        - mime_type
    node_reference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        path:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
    Node:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique id for each file
        name:
          type: string
          description: User friendly name for the file
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/status_enum'
        custom_attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/custom_attributes'
        last_modified_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Used to efficiently ingest content only updated since last ingestion
        last_modified_by:
          type: string
        created_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        created_by:
          type: string
        external_url:
          type: string
          description: External URL to redirect users
        metadata_url:
          type: string
          description: Used to retrieve metadata about individual files
        content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NodeContent'
        parent_info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/node_reference'
        children_url:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - last_modified_datetime
        - external_url
    ODataContentMetadataResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@odata.context':
          type: string
          description: URL to the metadata of the response.
        value:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Node'

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://content-gateway-example.com/v1/files/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```