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

# List files

> Lists your organization's files, both uploads and the output and error
files batches write. Deleted and expired files are not listed.




## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Perplexity AI API
  description: Perplexity AI API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.perplexity.ai
    description: Perplexity AI API
security: []
paths:
  /v1/files:
    get:
      tags:
        - Batches
      summary: List files
      description: |
        Lists your organization's files, both uploads and the output and error
        files batches write. Deleted and expired files are not listed.
      operationId: listFiles
      parameters:
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
            default: 20
          description: Maximum number of files to return
        - name: after
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: File id to start after, the `last_id` of the previous page
        - name: order
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - asc
              - desc
            default: desc
          description: Sort order, `desc` for newest first
        - name: purpose
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - batch
              - batch_output
          description: >-
            Only list files with this purpose, `batch` for uploads or
            `batch_output` for output and error files
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of files
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchFileList'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      security:
        - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    BatchFileList:
      type: object
      required:
        - object
        - data
        - has_more
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - list
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchFile'
        first_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        last_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        has_more:
          type: boolean
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              description: Human-readable error message
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
              description: Error type identifier
            code:
              type: integer
              description: HTTP status code
            param:
              type: string
              description: Parameter that caused the error
              nullable: true
    BatchFile:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - bytes
        - created_at
        - filename
        - purpose
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - file
        bytes:
          format: int64
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Unix seconds
        expires_at:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          description: Unix seconds
        filename:
          type: string
        purpose:
          type: string
          enum:
            - batch
            - batch_output
          description: '`batch` for uploads, `batch_output` for output and error files'
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````