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Retrieve File Content

Retrieves the contents of the specified file. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Read only
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's OpenAI (ChatGPT) account once, then configure and run Retrieve File Content from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "openai-retrieve-file-content",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    openai: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    fileId: "File ID",
    fileName: "Filename",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Retrieve File Content inputs
Property Type Description
fileId File ID string
The ID of the file to use for this request.
Required Dynamic
fileName Filename string
Optionally, download the file to the /tmp directory using the given filename
Optional
syncDir SyncDir dir
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
openai-retrieve-file-content
Version
0.0.20
App
OpenAI (ChatGPT)
Authentication
API key
Read-only
Yes
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes