# Source: https://developers.notion.com/reference/retrieve-a-file-upload.md

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> Use this API to get the details of a [File Upload](/reference/file-upload) object.

# Retrieve a file upload



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/file_uploads/{file_upload_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Notion API
  version: 1.0.0
  termsOfService: >-
    https://notion.notion.site/Terms-and-Privacy-28ffdd083dc3473e9c2da6ec011b58ac
servers:
  - url: https://api.notion.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Databases
    description: Database endpoints
  - name: Data sources
    description: Data source endpoints
  - name: Pages
    description: Page endpoints
  - name: Blocks
    description: Block endpoints
  - name: Comments
    description: Comment endpoints
  - name: File uploads
    description: File upload endpoints
  - name: OAuth
    description: OAuth endpoints (basic authentication)
  - name: Users
    description: User endpoints
  - name: Search
    description: Search endpoints
paths:
  /v1/file_uploads/{file_upload_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - File uploads
      summary: Retrieve a file upload
      operationId: retrieve-file-upload
      parameters:
        - name: file_upload_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/idRequest'
            description: Identifier for a Notion file upload object.
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/notionVersion'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/fileUploadObjectResponse'
        '400':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_400'
        '401':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_401'
        '403':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_403'
        '404':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_404'
        '409':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_409'
        '429':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_429'
        '500':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_500'
        '503':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/error_api_503'
components:
  schemas:
    idRequest:
      type: string
    fileUploadObjectResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          const: file_upload
          description: Always `file_upload`
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/idResponse'
        created_time:
          type: string
          format: date
        created_by:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/idResponse'
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - person
                - bot
                - agent
              description: 'One of: `person`, `bot`, `agent`'
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - id
            - type
        last_edited_time:
          type: string
          format: date
        archived:
          type: boolean
        expiry_time:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
              format: date
            - type: 'null'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - uploaded
            - expired
            - failed
          description: 'One of: `pending`, `uploaded`, `expired`, `failed`'
        filename:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        content_type:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        content_length:
          oneOf:
            - type: integer
              minimum: 0
            - type: 'null'
        upload_url:
          type: string
        complete_url:
          type: string
        file_import_result:
          allOf:
            - type: object
              properties:
                imported_time:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: The time the file was imported into Notion. ISO 8601 format.
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - imported_time
            - oneOf:
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    type:
                      type: string
                      const: success
                      description: Indicates a successful import.
                    success:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/emptyObject'
                      description: Empty object for success type.
                  required:
                    - type
                    - success
                  title: Success
                - type: object
                  properties:
                    type:
                      type: string
                      const: error
                      description: Indicates an error occurred during import.
                    error:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - validation_error
                            - internal_system_error
                            - download_error
                            - upload_error
                          description: The type of error that occurred during file import.
                        code:
                          type: string
                          description: A short string code representing the error.
                        message:
                          type: string
                          description: A human-readable message describing the error.
                        parameter:
                          oneOf:
                            - type: string
                            - type: 'null'
                          description: >-
                            The parameter related to the error, if applicable.
                            Null if not applicable.
                        status_code:
                          oneOf:
                            - type: integer
                            - type: 'null'
                          description: >-
                            The HTTP status code associated with the error, if
                            available. Null if not applicable.
                      additionalProperties: false
                      required:
                        - type
                        - code
                        - message
                        - parameter
                        - status_code
                      description: >-
                        Details about the error that occurred during file
                        import.
                  required:
                    - type
                    - error
                  title: Error
        number_of_parts:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
              minimum: 0
            sent:
              type: integer
              minimum: 0
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
            - total
            - sent
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - object
        - id
        - created_time
        - created_by
        - last_edited_time
        - archived
        - expiry_time
        - status
        - filename
        - content_type
        - content_length
    error_api_400:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - invalid_json
                - invalid_request_url
                - invalid_request
                - missing_version
                - validation_error
            status:
              const: 400
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_401:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - unauthorized
            status:
              const: 401
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_403:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - restricted_resource
            status:
              const: 403
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_404:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - object_not_found
            status:
              const: 404
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_409:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - conflict_error
            status:
              const: 409
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_429:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - rate_limited
            status:
              const: 429
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_500:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - internal_server_error
            status:
              const: 500
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    error_api_503:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/publicApiCommonErrorResponse'
        - type: object
          properties:
            code:
              enum:
                - service_unavailable
            status:
              const: 503
          required:
            - code
            - status
          additionalProperties: false
    idResponse:
      type: string
      format: uuid
    emptyObject:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      additionalProperties: false
    publicApiCommonErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          const: error
        message:
          type: string
        additional_data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: array
                items:
                  type: string
      required:
        - object
        - message
  parameters:
    notionVersion:
      name: Notion-Version
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        enum:
          - '2025-09-03'
      description: >-
        The [API version](/reference/versioning) to use for this request. The
        latest version is `2025-09-03`.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````