Returns content of a whole file or its part.
API section: Working with files
upload.getFile#be5335be flags:# precise:flags.0?true cdn_supported:flags.1?true location:InputFileLocation offset:long limit:int = upload.File;
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| flags | # | Bit mask: a field written flags.N?T is present only when bit N is set. |
| precise | flags.0?true | |
| cdn_supported | flags.1?true | |
| location | InputFileLocation | |
| offset | long | How many records to skip from the start of the selection. |
| limit | int | Maximum number of records to return. |
Read out of the handler itself — this is what the server actually returns for this method.
| Code | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | FILE_REFERENCE_INVALID |
The file reference has expired — fetch it again along with the message. |
| Code | Type | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | AUTH_KEY_UNREGISTERED |
The server does not know this session: the key was revoked, expired, or the call was made before authorisation. |
| 401 | API_ID_INVALID |
This api_id was never issued or has been blocked. Keys come from my.ansible.su. |
| 400 | CONNECTION_LAYER_INVALID |
The client did not declare a layer, or declared one the server does not know. |
| 420 | FLOOD_WAIT_X |
Too often. Do not retry for X seconds — the number arrives in the error text. |
| 500 | INTERNAL |
A failure on our side. The request may be retried; if it keeps failing, it is a bug of ours. |