API Reference: Retrieve a file | Swell Developer Center

Retrieve an existing file using the ID that was returned when created.

Arguments

idobjectIdrequired

The id of the file to retrieve.

GET/:files

const { swell } = require('swell-node');
swell.init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/:files/{id}', {
  id: '6595457d82e01f0012243057'
});

The file model

{
    "length": 4898,
    "chunkSize": 261120,
    "uploadDate": "2024-01-03T11:31:09.153Z",
    "filename": "image.jpg",
    "content_type": "image/jpeg",
    "date_created": "2024-01-03T11:31:09.143Z",
    "date_uploaded": "2024-01-03T11:31:09.158Z",
    "md5": "f082a5c3677bb757e11d738cb6f60624",
    "url": "https://cdn.swell.store/f082a5c3677bb757e11d738cb6f60624/image.jpg",
    "id": "6595457d82e01f0012243057"
}