# General Translation Platform: Get file metadata
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/platform/openapi/reference/files/file-info.mdx
Docs index: https://generaltranslation.com/llms.txt
Description: Get detailed metadata for specific source and translated files. API reference for Get file metadata.

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.gtx.dev/v2/project/files/info`

**Operation ID:** `getFileInfo`

**Tags:** `Files`

**Summary:** Get file metadata

Get detailed metadata for specific source and translated files.

Authentication: required. Send an API key in the `Authorization: Bearer <key>` header when authenticating.

### Parameters

- `gt-api-version` (header, "2025-01-01.v0" | "2025-11-03.v1" | "2026-02-18.v1" | "2026-03-06.v1", optional): API contract version. Defaults to the oldest supported version.
- `gt-project-id` (header, string, optional): Target project ID when no project ID is present in the path. Project API keys default to their bound project. If supplied, the header must match both the path target and the key’s bound project.

### Request body (required)

Body (`application/json`, object):
- `sourceFiles` (object[])
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)
  - `branchId` (string, required)
- `translatedFiles` (object[])
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)
  - `branchId` (string, required)
  - `locale` (string, required)

### Responses

**200**: File information
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `sourceFiles` (object[], required)
  - `branchId` (string, required)
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)
  - `fileName` (string, required)
  - `fileFormat` ("GTJSON" | "MDX" | "JSON" | "YAML" | "MD" | "TS" | "JS" | "HTML" | "TXT" | "PO" | "POT" | "TWILIO_CONTENT_JSON" | "LOTTIE" | "SVG" | "XCSTRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGSDICT" | "ANDROID_STRINGS", required)
  - `dataFormat` (string | null, required)
  - `createdAt` (string (date-time), required)
  - `updatedAt` (string (date-time), required)
  - `publishedAt` (string | null (date-time), required)
  - `locales` (string[], required)
  - `sourceLocale` (string, required)
- `translatedFiles` (object[], required)
  - `branchId` (string, required)
  - `fileId` (string, required)
  - `versionId` (string, required)
  - `fileFormat` ("GTJSON" | "MDX" | "JSON" | "YAML" | "MD" | "TS" | "JS" | "HTML" | "TXT" | "PO" | "POT" | "TWILIO_CONTENT_JSON" | "LOTTIE" | "SVG" | "XCSTRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGS" | "DOT_STRINGSDICT" | "ANDROID_STRINGS", required)
  - `dataFormat` (string | null, required)
  - `createdAt` (string (date-time), required)
  - `updatedAt` (string (date-time), required)
  - `approvedAt` (string | null (date-time), required)
  - `publishedAt` (string | null (date-time), required)
  - `completedAt` (string | null (date-time), required)
  - `locale` (string, required)

**400**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**401**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**403**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**413**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**429**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**500**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

Complete OpenAPI 3.1 specification: https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.yaml

OpenAPI schema: [openapi.json](https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.json)

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