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List Files

List active Files in deterministic cursor order.

List active Files in deterministic cursor order.

Endpoint

GET /v1/files
Base URL
https://runapi.ai
API version
v1
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
02

Request

JSON body

Send values only in the listed request location.

Query parameters4 fields
afterstring
Optional

Return Files after this File ID cursor.

limitinteger
Optional

Maximum Files returned.

Default: 10000 Range: 1 - 10000
orderstring
Optional

Sort by creation time.

Allowed values: asc, desc Default: desc
purposestring
Optional

Filter by File purpose.

Allowed values: user_data, batch, batch_output
03

Success response

HTTP 200

GET /v1/files

JSON
{
  "data": [
    {
      "bytes": 1048576,
      "created_at": 1785196800,
      "filename": "knowledge.pdf",
      "id": "file_abc123",
      "object": "file",
      "purpose": "user_data"
    }
  ],
  "first_id": "file_abc123",
  "has_more": false,
  "last_id": "file_abc123",
  "object": "list"
}
04

Error response (401)

HTTP 401
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "authentication_error",
    "message": "Missing API key",
    "param": null,
    "type": "authentication_error"
  }
}
05

Error response (400)

HTTP 400
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "Malformed request",
    "param": null,
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
06

Error response (404)

HTTP 404
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "File not found",
    "param": null,
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
07

Error response (409)

HTTP 409
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "upload_state_conflict",
    "message": "Upload state conflict",
    "param": null,
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
08

Error response (413)

HTTP 413
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "file_too_large",
    "message": "File size exceeds the maximum allowed size",
    "param": "file",
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
09

Error response (422)

HTTP 422
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_upload",
    "message": "Upload request rejected",
    "param": null,
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
10

Error response (502)

HTTP 502
Response schema
JSON
{
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "properties": {
    "error": {
      "additionalProperties": true,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "param": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "message",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "error"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Response example

JSON
{
  "error": {
    "code": "storage_write_failed",
    "message": "File storage failed",
    "param": null,
    "type": "server_error"
  }
}
11

cURL example

CURL
curl -X GET https://runapi.ai/v1/files?order=desc&purpose=user_data \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'