Retrieve file content

Retrieve the parsed content of a file. Only files with purpose=file-extract are supported.

Endpoint

GET https://api.stepfun.ai/v1/files/{file_id}/content

Path parameters

• file_id string required
  Unique file ID.

Response

Returns the file’s parsed content as plain text.

Example

python

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(api_key="STEP_API_KEY", base_url="https://api.stepfun.ai/v1")

content = client.files.content("file-abc123")

js

import OpenAI from "openai";

const openai = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "STEP_API_KEY",
    baseURL: "https://api.stepfun.ai/v1"
});

async function main() {
    const file = await openai.files.content("file-abc123");

    console.log(file);
}

main();

curl

curl https://api.stepfun.ai/v1/files/file-abc123/content \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STEP_API_KEY"

File content