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GET
/
files
/
{file_id}
/
versions
/
{file_version_id}
cURL
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/versions/456456" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
{
  "id": "12345",
  "type": "file_version",
  "sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc",
  "name": "tigers.jpeg",
  "size": 629644,
  "created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "modified_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "[email protected]"
  },
  "trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "trashed_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "[email protected]"
  },
  "restored_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "restored_by": {
    "id": "11446498",
    "type": "user",
    "name": "Aaron Levie",
    "login": "[email protected]"
  },
  "purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
  "uploader_display_name": "Ellis Wiggins",
  "version_number": "1"
}
This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.Learn more about Box SDK versioning strategy.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

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file_id
string
required

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
string
required

The ID of the file version.

Query Parameters

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fields
string[]

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

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.

A full representation of a file version, as can be returned from any file version API endpoints by default.

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id
string
required

The unique identifier that represent a file version.

Example:

"12345"

​
type
enum<string>
required

The value will always be file_version.

Available options:
file_version
Example:

"file_version"

​
sha1
string

The SHA1 hash of this version of the file.

Example:

"134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"

​
name
string

The name of the file version.

Example:

"tigers.jpeg"

​
size
integer<int64>

Size of the file version in bytes.

Example:

629644

​
created_at
string<date-time>

When the file version object was created.

Example:

"2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"

​
modified_at
string<date-time>

When the file version object was last updated.

Example:

"2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"

​
modified_by
User (Mini) · object

The user who last updated the file version.

​
trashed_at
string<date-time> | null

When the file version object was trashed.

Example:

"2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"

​
trashed_by
User (Mini) · object

The user who trashed the file version.

​
restored_at
string<date-time> | null

When the file version was restored from the trash.

Example:

"2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"

​
restored_by
User (Mini) · object

The user who restored the file version from the trash.

​
purged_at
string<date-time> | null

When the file version object will be permanently deleted.

Example:

"2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"

​
uploader_display_name
string

The display name of the user that uploaded the file. In most cases this is the name of the user logged in at the time of the upload.

If the file was uploaded using a File Request form that requires the user to provide an email address, this field is populated with that email address. If an email address was not required in the File Request form, this field is set to return a value of File Request.

In all other anonymous cases where no email was provided this field will default to a value of Someone.

Example:

"Ellis Wiggins"

​
version_number
string

The version number of this file version.

Example:

"1"