# Retrieve a file

## Get file

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://ris.rightsline.com/v4/file/:id`

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a specific file by ID.

#### Path Parameters

| Name | Type   | Description                 |
| ---- | ------ | --------------------------- |
| id   | string | ID of the file to retrieve. |

#### Headers

| Name           | Type   | Description             |
| -------------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| x-api-key      | string | Your company's API key. |
| Authentication | string | Authentication token.   |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 File successfully retrieved." %}

```javascript
{
    "parentRelationship": [
        {
            "id": 6269691,
            "relationshipType": {
                "relationshipTypeId": 0,
                "relationshipTypeName": "Default"
            },
            "createdById": 296252,
            "createdDate": "2015-09-04T01:31:01.740Z",
            "lastUpdatedById": 296242,
            "lastUpdatedDate": "2015-10-27T17:45:45.107Z",
            "parentCharTypeId": 4,
            "parentRecordId": 6,
            "parentTemplate": {
                "templateId": 4,
                "templateName": "Exec Producer Deal",
                "processId": 0,
                "processName": null
            },
            "parentStatus": {
                "statusId": 2,
                "statusName": "Created"
            },
            "childCharTypeId": 14,
            "childRecordId": 1,
            "sequenceNumber": 32653352960
        }
    ],
    "relationshipUpdateRules": null,
    "parentRelationshipCount": 1,
    "id": 1,
    "revisionId": 0,
    "title": "File Test",
    "template": {
        "templateId": 2,
        "templateName": "File Upload",
        "processId": 0,
        "processName": null
    },
    "status": {
        "statusId": 1,
        "statusName": "Document Created"
    },
    "characteristics": {
        "file_type": [
            {
                "id": 39,
                "value": "Sample"
            }
        ],
        "uri": "S3/documents/File_Test.docx"
    },
    "comments": [],
    "createdById": 296242,
    "createdDate": "2015-09-09T16:52:30.137Z",
    "lastUpdatedById": 296242,
    "lastUpdatedDate": "2015-09-09T16:52:30.200Z",
    "statusUpdatedById": 296242,
    "statusUpdatedDate": "2015-09-09T16:52:30.137Z"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="404 Could not find a file with this ID." %}

```javascript
{
  "message": "Resource Not Found"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://api-docs.rightsline.com/entities/file/file-retrieve.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.