Describe a file
Get the current status and metadata of a file uploaded to an assistant.
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
ASSISTANT_NAME="example-assistant"
FILE_ID="3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
# Describe a file.
# To get a signed URL in the response, set `include_url` to `true`.
curl -X GET "https://prod-1-data.ke.pinecone.io/assistant/files/$ASSISTANT_NAME/$FILE_ID?include_url=true" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"GET /files/{assistant_name}/{assistant_file_id}
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”X-Pinecone-Api-Version(header, string, required) — Required date-based version headerassistant_name(path, string, required) — The name of the assistant that contains the file.assistant_file_id(path, string, required) — The identifier of the file to be described.include_url(query, string) — Include the signed URL of the file in the response.
Responses
Section titled “Responses”200— Poll request successful.401— Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.404— File not found.500— Internal server error.