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62# Get File
<span class="request">`GET` **/api/1.1/files/_[id]_**</span>
<span class="description">Get a specific file (and its metadata) from within the Directus File Library</span>
<span class="arguments">Name</span> | Value | Description
--------|-----|------------
**id** _Integer_ | <span class="required">Required</span> | The `id` of the file you wish to get
### Example Request
```bash
$ curl https://instance--key.directus.io/api/1.1/files/1 \
-u [user-token]:
```
```php
$file = $client->getFile(1);
```
```javascript
client.getFile(1);
```
## Response
<span class="attributes">Attribute</span> | Description
--------|------------
**meta** _Meta Object_ | The Directus system metadata object that provides useful information not contained within the dataset itself [**Meta Object**: View Nested Attributes](/overview/objects-model.md#meta-object)
**data** _File Object_ | <span class="custom">This data and its architecture is based on the Directus file schema and can be extended with additional custom columns</span> [**File Object**: View Nested Attributes](/overview/objects-model.md#file-object)
### Example Response
```json
{
"meta": {
"table": "directus_files",
"type": "item"
},
"data": {
"id": 1,
"active": 1,
"name": "2a05d2300cf0a8bf1a3f6567366affed.jpg",
"url": null,
"title": "My File Name",
"location": "",
"caption": "",
"type": "image\/jpg",
"charset": "binary",
"tags": "",
"width": 594,
"height": 447,
"size": 52155,
"embed_id": null,
"user": 1,
"date_uploaded": "2013-11-15 04:30:52 UTC",
"storage_adapter": "local"
}
}
```