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# Files

> Files endpoints

## Overview

Files endpoints

### Available Operations

* [list](#list) - List files
* [upload](#upload) - Upload a file
* [delete](#delete) - Delete a file
* [retrieve](#retrieve) - Get file metadata
* [download](#download) - Download file content

## list

Lists files belonging to the workspace of the authenticating API key.

### Example Usage

```python theme={null}
from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    http_referer="<value>",
    x_open_router_title="<value>",
    x_open_router_categories="<value>",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.files.list(provider="openai")

    while res is not None:
        # Handle items

        res = res.next()

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type                                                                     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Example                                                      |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `http_referer`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.<br />This is used to track API usage per application.<br /> |                                                              |
| `x_open_router_title`      | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter's dashboard.<br />                                                          |                                                              |
| `x_open_router_categories` | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings.<br />                                                 |                                                              |
| `limit`                    | *Optional\[int]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Maximum number of files to return (1–1000).                                                                                                                 | 100                                                          |
| `cursor`                   | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.                                                                                                          | eyJjdXJzb3IiOiJvcl9maWxlXzAxMUNOaGE4aUNKY1Uxd1hOUjZxNFY4dyJ9 |
| `workspace_id`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Workspace to scope the request to. Defaults to the caller’s default workspace.                                                                              | a103d8b6-42f0-4e50-9a3c-bf41e2c3c1a7                         |
| `provider`                 | [Optional\[components.FileProvider\]](../../components/fileprovider.mdx) | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Store or read this file on the named provider using your own API key for it. Omit to use OpenRouter storage.                                                | openai                                                       |
| `after`                    | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | OpenAI-style forward cursor: the id to list after.                                                                                                          | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w                           |
| `after_id`                 | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Anthropic-style forward cursor: the id to list after.                                                                                                       | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w                           |
| `before_id`                | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Anthropic-style reverse cursor. Not supported by OpenRouter storage.                                                                                        | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w                           |
| `order`                    | [Optional\[operations.Order\]](../../operations/order.mdx)               | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Sort direction. Only `asc` is supported by OpenRouter storage.                                                                                              | asc                                                          |
| `retries`                  | [Optional\[utils.RetryConfig\]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.mdx)      | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                                                                         |                                                              |

### Response

**[operations.ListFilesResponse](../../operations/listfilesresponse.mdx)**

### Errors

| Error Type                             | Status Code | Content Type     |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| errors.BadRequestResponseError         | 400         | application/json |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError       | 401         | application/json |
| errors.ForbiddenResponseError          | 403         | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError    | 429         | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError     | 500         | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError         | 502         | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503         | application/json |
| errors.OpenRouterDefaultError          | 4XX, 5XX    | \*/\*            |

## upload

Uploads a file to be referenced in future API calls. The file is stored under the workspace of the authenticating API key. Maximum file size: 100 MB; empty files are rejected. The file type is determined from the file contents — not the filename or the declared content type — and must be a PDF, a PNG/JPEG/GIF/WebP image, a DOCX/XLSX/PPTX document, an MP3/WAV/FLAC/OGG audio file, or UTF-8 text. Text is reported by its structure as `application/json`, `application/x-ndjson`, `text/csv`, `text/markdown`, or `text/plain`.

### Example Usage

```python theme={null}
from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    http_referer="<value>",
    x_open_router_title="<value>",
    x_open_router_categories="<value>",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.files.upload(file={
        "file_name": "example.file",
        "content": open("example.file", "rb"),
    }, provider="openai")

    # Handle response
    print(res)

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type                                                                     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Example                              |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `file`                     | [operations.UploadFileFile](../../operations/uploadfilefile.mdx)         | :heavy\_check\_mark: | N/A                                                                                                                                                         |                                      |
| `http_referer`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.<br />This is used to track API usage per application.<br /> |                                      |
| `x_open_router_title`      | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter's dashboard.<br />                                                          |                                      |
| `x_open_router_categories` | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings.<br />                                                 |                                      |
| `workspace_id`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Workspace to scope the request to. Defaults to the caller’s default workspace.                                                                              | a103d8b6-42f0-4e50-9a3c-bf41e2c3c1a7 |
| `provider`                 | [Optional\[components.FileProvider\]](../../components/fileprovider.mdx) | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Store or read this file on the named provider using your own API key for it. Omit to use OpenRouter storage.                                                | openai                               |
| `retries`                  | [Optional\[utils.RetryConfig\]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.mdx)      | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                                                                         |                                      |

### Response

**[components.FileResponse](../../components/fileresponse.mdx)**

### Errors

| Error Type                             | Status Code | Content Type     |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| errors.BadRequestResponseError         | 400         | application/json |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError       | 401         | application/json |
| errors.ForbiddenResponseError          | 403         | application/json |
| errors.PayloadTooLargeResponseError    | 413         | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError    | 429         | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError     | 500         | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError         | 502         | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503         | application/json |
| errors.OpenRouterDefaultError          | 4XX, 5XX    | \*/\*            |

## delete

Deletes a file owned by the requesting workspace. Deletion is irreversible.

### Example Usage

```python theme={null}
from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    http_referer="<value>",
    x_open_router_title="<value>",
    x_open_router_categories="<value>",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.files.delete(file_id="file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w", provider="openai")

    # Handle response
    print(res)

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type                                                                     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Example                              |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `file_id`                  | *str*                                                                    | :heavy\_check\_mark: | N/A                                                                                                                                                         | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w   |
| `http_referer`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.<br />This is used to track API usage per application.<br /> |                                      |
| `x_open_router_title`      | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter's dashboard.<br />                                                          |                                      |
| `x_open_router_categories` | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings.<br />                                                 |                                      |
| `workspace_id`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Workspace to scope the request to. Defaults to the caller’s default workspace.                                                                              | a103d8b6-42f0-4e50-9a3c-bf41e2c3c1a7 |
| `provider`                 | [Optional\[components.FileProvider\]](../../components/fileprovider.mdx) | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Store or read this file on the named provider using your own API key for it. Omit to use OpenRouter storage.                                                | openai                               |
| `retries`                  | [Optional\[utils.RetryConfig\]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.mdx)      | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                                                                         |                                      |

### Response

**[components.FileDeleteResponse](../../components/filedeleteresponse.mdx)**

### Errors

| Error Type                             | Status Code | Content Type     |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError       | 401         | application/json |
| errors.ForbiddenResponseError          | 403         | application/json |
| errors.NotFoundResponseError           | 404         | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError    | 429         | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError     | 500         | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError         | 502         | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503         | application/json |
| errors.OpenRouterDefaultError          | 4XX, 5XX    | \*/\*            |

## retrieve

Retrieves metadata for a single file owned by the requesting workspace.

### Example Usage

```python theme={null}
from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    http_referer="<value>",
    x_open_router_title="<value>",
    x_open_router_categories="<value>",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.files.retrieve(file_id="file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w", provider="openai")

    # Handle response
    print(res)

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type                                                                     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Example                              |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `file_id`                  | *str*                                                                    | :heavy\_check\_mark: | N/A                                                                                                                                                         | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w   |
| `http_referer`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.<br />This is used to track API usage per application.<br /> |                                      |
| `x_open_router_title`      | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter's dashboard.<br />                                                          |                                      |
| `x_open_router_categories` | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings.<br />                                                 |                                      |
| `workspace_id`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Workspace to scope the request to. Defaults to the caller’s default workspace.                                                                              | a103d8b6-42f0-4e50-9a3c-bf41e2c3c1a7 |
| `provider`                 | [Optional\[components.FileProvider\]](../../components/fileprovider.mdx) | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Store or read this file on the named provider using your own API key for it. Omit to use OpenRouter storage.                                                | openai                               |
| `retries`                  | [Optional\[utils.RetryConfig\]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.mdx)      | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                                                                         |                                      |

### Response

**[components.FileResponse](../../components/fileresponse.mdx)**

### Errors

| Error Type                             | Status Code | Content Type     |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError       | 401         | application/json |
| errors.ForbiddenResponseError          | 403         | application/json |
| errors.NotFoundResponseError           | 404         | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError    | 429         | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError     | 500         | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError         | 502         | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503         | application/json |
| errors.OpenRouterDefaultError          | 4XX, 5XX    | \*/\*            |

## download

Downloads the raw bytes of a file. Only files created server-side are downloadable; uploaded files return 400.

### Example Usage

```python theme={null}
from openrouter import OpenRouter
import os


with OpenRouter(
    http_referer="<value>",
    x_open_router_title="<value>",
    x_open_router_categories="<value>",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", ""),
) as open_router:

    res = open_router.files.download(file_id="file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w", provider="openai")

    # Handle response
    print(res)

```

### Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type                                                                     | Required             | Description                                                                                                                                                 | Example                              |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `file_id`                  | *str*                                                                    | :heavy\_check\_mark: | N/A                                                                                                                                                         | or\_file\_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w   |
| `http_referer`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app identifier should be your app's URL and is used as the primary identifier for rankings.<br />This is used to track API usage per application.<br /> |                                      |
| `x_open_router_title`      | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | The app display name allows you to customize how your app appears in OpenRouter's dashboard.<br />                                                          |                                      |
| `x_open_router_categories` | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Comma-separated list of app categories (e.g. "cli-agent,cloud-agent"). Used for marketplace rankings.<br />                                                 |                                      |
| `workspace_id`             | *Optional\[str]*                                                         | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Workspace to scope the request to. Defaults to the caller’s default workspace.                                                                              | a103d8b6-42f0-4e50-9a3c-bf41e2c3c1a7 |
| `provider`                 | [Optional\[components.FileProvider\]](../../components/fileprovider.mdx) | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Store or read this file on the named provider using your own API key for it. Omit to use OpenRouter storage.                                                | openai                               |
| `retries`                  | [Optional\[utils.RetryConfig\]](../../models/utils/retryconfig.mdx)      | :heavy\_minus\_sign: | Configuration to override the default retry behavior of the client.                                                                                         |                                      |

### Response

**[httpx.Response](../../models/.mdx)**

### Errors

| Error Type                             | Status Code | Content Type     |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| errors.BadRequestResponseError         | 400         | application/json |
| errors.UnauthorizedResponseError       | 401         | application/json |
| errors.ForbiddenResponseError          | 403         | application/json |
| errors.NotFoundResponseError           | 404         | application/json |
| errors.TooManyRequestsResponseError    | 429         | application/json |
| errors.InternalServerResponseError     | 500         | application/json |
| errors.BadGatewayResponseError         | 502         | application/json |
| errors.ServiceUnavailableResponseError | 503         | application/json |
| errors.OpenRouterDefaultError          | 4XX, 5XX    | \*/\*            |