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# Download a file



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi-public.yml get /files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: E2B API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Complete E2B developer API. Platform endpoints are served on api.e2b.app.
    Sandbox endpoints (envd) are served on the shared sandbox host
    (sandbox.e2b.app); target a specific sandbox with the E2b-Sandbox-Id and
    E2b-Sandbox-Port headers.
servers:
  - url: https://api.e2b.app
    description: E2B Platform API
security: []
tags:
  - name: Sandboxes
  - name: Templates
  - name: Tags
  - name: Volumes
  - name: Envd
  - name: Filesystem
  - name: Process
  - name: Teams
paths:
  /files:
    servers:
      - url: https://sandbox.{domain}
        description: Sandbox API (envd) - runs inside each sandbox
        variables:
          domain:
            default: e2b.app
            description: E2B domain
    get:
      tags:
        - Filesystem
      summary: Download a file
      operationId: downloadFile
      parameters:
        - name: E2b-Sandbox-Id
          in: header
          required: true
          description: >-
            Identifier of the target sandbox. Routes the request to that
            sandbox's envd over the shared sandbox host.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: E2b-Sandbox-Port
          in: header
          required: true
          description: Port envd listens on inside the sandbox (default 49983).
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 49983
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FilePath'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/User'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Signature'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SignatureExpiration'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entire file downloaded successfully.
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
                description: The file content
        '400':
          description: Invalid path
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Invalid user
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: File not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '502':
          description: Sandbox not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - sandboxID
                  - message
                  - code
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: Error code
                  sandboxID:
                    type: string
                    description: Identifier of the sandbox
      security:
        - SandboxAccessTokenAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    FilePath:
      name: path
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Path to the file, URL encoded. Can be relative to user's home directory.
      schema:
        type: string
    User:
      name: username
      in: query
      required: false
      description: User used for setting the owner, or resolving relative paths.
      schema:
        type: string
    Signature:
      name: signature
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Signature used for file access permission verification.
      schema:
        type: string
    SignatureExpiration:
      name: signature_expiration
      in: query
      required: false
      description: >-
        Signature expiration used for defining the expiration time of the
        signature.
      schema:
        type: integer
  schemas:
    Error:
      required:
        - code
        - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    SandboxAccessTokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Access-Token
      description: >-
        Sandbox access token (`envdAccessToken`) for authenticating requests to
        a running sandbox. Returned by: [POST
        /sandboxes](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/create-a-sandbox) (on create),
        [POST
        /sandboxes/{sandboxID}/connect](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/connect-to-a-sandbox)
        (on connect), [POST
        /sandboxes/{sandboxID}/resume](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/resume-a-sandbox)
        (on resume), and [GET
        /sandboxes/{sandboxID}](/docs/api-reference/sandboxes/get-a-sandbox)
        (for running or paused sandboxes).

````