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title: Persistent Files | RunAPI
description: Create and manage immutable Account-scoped user_data, batch, and batch_output
  Files through the OpenAI-compatible Files API.
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# Persistent Files

Create and manage immutable Account-scoped user_data, batch, and batch_output Files through the OpenAI-compatible Files API.

## Object

- [Persistent Files object](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/object.md)

## Operations

- [Create a File](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/create.md)
- [List Files](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/list.md)
- [Retrieve a File](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/retrieve.md)
- [Retrieve File content](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/content.md)
- [Delete a File](https://runapi.ai/docs/api/protocol/files/delete.md)

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