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Get file version

get

https://api.box.com/2.0

/files/:file_id/versions/:file_version_id

Retrieve a specific version of a file.

Versions are only tracked for Box users with premium accounts.

Request

authorizationbearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]

content-typeapplication/json

Path Parameters

file_id stringin pathrequired

example12345

The unique identifier that represents a file.

The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

file_version_id stringin pathrequired

example1234

The ID of the file version

Query Parameters

fields string arrayin queryoptional

exampleid,type,name

A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response.

Be aware that specifying this parameter will have the effect that none of the standard fields are returned in the response unless explicitly specified, instead only fields for the mini representation are returned, additional to the fields requested.

Response

200application/jsonFile version (Full)

Returns a specific version of a file.

Not all available fields are returned by default. Use the fields query parameter to explicitly request any specific fields.

defaultapplication/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

get

Get file version

You can now try out some of our APIs live, right here in the documentation.

Request Example

cURL

curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/versions/456456" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

TypeScript Gen

await client.fileVersions.getFileVersionById(
  file.id,
  fileVersions.entries![0].id,
);

Python Gen

client.file_versions.get_file_version_by_id(
    file.id,
    file_versions.entries[0].id,
    fields=["trashed_at", "trashed_by", "restored_at", "restored_by"],
)

.NET Gen

await client.FileVersions.GetFileVersionByIdAsync(fileId: file.Id, fileVersionId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(fileVersions.Entries)[0].Id, queryParams: new GetFileVersionByIdQueryParams() { Fields = Array.AsReadOnly(new [] {"trashed_at","trashed_by","restored_at","restored_by"}) });

Swift Gen (Beta)

try await client.fileVersions.getFileVersionById(fileId: file.id, fileVersionId: fileVersions.entries![0].id)

Response Example

{
  "id": "12345",
  "type": "file_version",
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "name": "tigers.jpeg",
  "purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "restored_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "restored_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc",
  "size": 629644,
  "trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "trashed_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "login": "ceo@example.com",
    "name": "Aaron Levie"
  },
  "uploader_display_name": "Ellis Wiggins",
  "version_number": "1"
}