> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.collibra.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.collibra.com/api/references/data-governance/files.md).

# Files

## Upload files

> Upload files

```json
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```

## Download a file

> Downloads file identified by given id.  Keep in mind to use GET /attachments/{attachmentId}/file instead of this endpoint when you want to get the file of an attachment.  A File and its id can be temporary so it's possible this endpoint will not get you the desired file.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Collibra Data Governance Center Core API","version":"2.0"},"servers":[{"url":"/rest/2.0","variables":{}}],"security":[{"basicAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"basicAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"basic"}}},"paths":{"/files/{fileId}":{"get":{"tags":["Files"],"summary":"Download a file","description":"Downloads file identified by given id.  Keep in mind to use GET /attachments/{attachmentId}/file instead of this endpoint when you want to get the file of an attachment.  A File and its id can be temporary so it's possible this endpoint will not get you the desired file.","operationId":"getFile","parameters":[{"name":"fileId","in":"path","description":"the id of the file","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","format":"uuid"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"The file has been downloaded","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"string","description":"The found file","format":"binary"}}}}}}}}}
```

## Delete a file

> Deletes the temporary file with the provided ID. Temporary files are short-lived. Collibra automatically deletes them between 8 and 16 hours after their creation. You do not need specific permissions to perform this operation.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Collibra Data Governance Center Core API","version":"2.0"},"servers":[{"url":"/rest/2.0","variables":{}}],"security":[{"basicAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"basicAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"basic"}}},"paths":{"/files/{fileId}":{"delete":{"tags":["Files"],"summary":"Delete a file","description":"Deletes the temporary file with the provided ID. Temporary files are short-lived. Collibra automatically deletes them between 8 and 16 hours after their creation. You do not need specific permissions to perform this operation.","operationId":"deleteFile","parameters":[{"name":"fileId","in":"path","description":"the id of the file","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","format":"uuid"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"The file has been deleted"}}}}}}
```

## Delete expired files

> Deletes files having passed their expiration time. Deprecated: timeToLive is ignored. Cleanup being automatic, this endpoint will be removed in the future.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Collibra Data Governance Center Core API","version":"2.0"},"servers":[{"url":"/rest/2.0","variables":{}}],"security":[{"basicAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"basicAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"basic"}}},"paths":{"/files/bulk":{"delete":{"tags":["Files"],"summary":"Delete expired files","description":"Deletes files having passed their expiration time. Deprecated: timeToLive is ignored. Cleanup being automatic, this endpoint will be removed in the future.","operationId":"deleteFiles","parameters":[{"name":"timeToLive","in":"query","schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int64"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"The files have been deleted"}},"deprecated":true}}}}
```

## Get file information

> Returns information about the file identified by given id. Keep in mind to use GET /attachments/{attachmentId} instead of this endpoint when you want to get information of an attachment. A File and its id can be temporary so it's possible this endpoint will not get you the information of the desired file.

```json
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```