> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.box.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get information for a File Request

export const Link = ({href, children, className, ...props}) => {
  const localizedHref = href;
  return <a href={localizedHref} className={className} {...props}>
      {children}
    </a>;
};

export const MultiRelatedLinks = ({sections = []}) => {
  if (!sections || sections.length === 0) {
    return null;
  }
  return <div className="space-y-8">
      {sections.map((section, index) => <RelatedLinks key={index} title={section.title} items={section.items} />)}
    </div>;
};

export const RelatedLinks = ({title, items = []}) => {
  const getBadgeClass = badge => {
    if (!badge) return "badge-default";
    const badgeType = badge.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "-");
    return `badge-${badge === "ガイド" ? "guide" : badgeType}`;
  };
  if (!items || items.length === 0) {
    return null;
  }
  return <div className="my-8">
      {}
      <h3 className="text-sm font-bold uppercase tracking-wider mb-4">{title}</h3>

      {}
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
        {items.map((item, index) => <a key={index} href={item.href} className="py-2 px-3 rounded related_link hover:bg-[#f2f2f2] dark:hover:bg-[#111827] flex items-center gap-3 group no-underline hover:no-underline border-b-0">
            {}
            <span className={`px-2 py-1 rounded-full text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide flex-shrink-0 ${getBadgeClass(item.badge)}`}>
              {item.badge}
            </span>

            {}
            <span className="text-base">{item.label}</span>
          </a>)}
      </div>
    </div>;
};

To get details about an existing <Link href="/guides/file-requests/template">file request</Link>,
all you need is its unique ID.

<CodeGroup>
  ```sh cURL theme={null}
  curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/file_requests/42037322" \
       -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
  ```

  ```typescript Node/TypeScript v10 theme={null}
  await client.fileRequests.getFileRequestById(fileRequestId);
  ```

  ```python Python v10 theme={null}
  client.file_requests.get_file_request_by_id(file_request_id)
  ```

  ```csharp .NET v10 theme={null}
  await client.FileRequests.GetFileRequestByIdAsync(fileRequestId: fileRequestId);
  ```

  ```swift Swift v10 theme={null}
  try await client.fileRequests.getFileRequestById(fileRequestId: fileRequestId)
  ```

  ```java Java v10 theme={null}
  client.getFileRequests().getFileRequestById(fileRequestId)
  ```

  ```java Java v5 theme={null}
  BoxFileRequest fileRequest = new BoxFileRequest(api, "id");
  BoxFileRequest.Info fileRequestInfo = fileRequest.getInfo();
  ```

  ```py Python v4 theme={null}
  file_request = client.file_request(file_request_id='123456').get()
  print(f'File request {file_request.id} on folder {file_request.folder.name}')
  ```

  ```csharp .NET v6 theme={null}
  BoxFileRequestObject fileRequest = await client.FileRequestsManager.GetFileRequestByIdAsync("12345");
  ```

  ```js Node v4 theme={null}
  client.fileRequests.getById(fileRequestId)
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  The ID of a file request can be determined by visiting the Box web
  app and inspecting the URL. Please
  <Link href="/guides/file-requests/template">check our guide</Link> on setting up a file
  request template to learn how to determine a file request ID.
</Note>

<RelatedLinks
  title="RELATED APIS"
  items={[
{ label: translate("Get file request"), href: "/reference/get-file-requests-id", badge: "GET" }
]}
/>

<RelatedLinks
  title="RELATED GUIDES"
  items={[
{ label: translate("Copy a File Request"), href: "/guides/file-requests/copy", badge: "GUIDE" }
]}
/>