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# Retrieve a session file

> Retrieve one persisted session file and its content.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.tembo.io/public-api/openapi/public get /v1/sessions/{sessionId}/files/{fileId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Tembo Public API
  description: Public API Endpoints for Tembo
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.tembo.io
    description: Tembo API
  - url: https://{deployment-origin}/api/public-api
    description: Self-hosted Tembo
    variables:
      deployment-origin:
        default: tembo.example.com
        description: Hostname of your self-hosted Tembo deployment
security: []
paths:
  /v1/sessions/{sessionId}/files/{fileId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Sessions
      summary: Retrieve a session file
      description: Retrieve one persisted session file and its content.
      operationId: retrieveSessionFile
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: sessionId
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          required: true
        - in: path
          name: fileId
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retrieve a session file
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  createdAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  path:
                    type: string
                  sessionId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  content:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - createdAt
                  - id
                  - path
                  - sessionId
                  - updatedAt
                  - content
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Invalid request or missing resource scope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: The session is private
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '403':
          description: The caller is not permitted to perform this operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: Session resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '409':
          description: Session operation conflicts with existing data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: Session operation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '502':
          description: Session runtime or provider operation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````