Files API
Files are used to upload documents that can be used with features like Assistants, Fine-tuning, and Batch API.
Quick Start​
- Upload a File
- List Files
- Retrieve File Information
- Delete File
- Get File Content
- LiteLLM PROXY Server
- SDK
$ export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
$ litellm
# RUNNING on http://0.0.0.0:4000
Upload a File
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-F purpose="fine-tune" \
-F file="@mydata.jsonl"
List Files
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
Retrieve File Information
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files/file-abc123 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
Delete File
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files/file-abc123 \
-X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
Get File Content
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files/file-abc123/content \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
Upload a File
from litellm
import os
os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "sk-.."
file_obj = await litellm.acreate_file(
file=open("mydata.jsonl", "rb"),
purpose="fine-tune",
custom_llm_provider="openai",
)
print("Response from creating file=", file_obj)
List Files
files = await litellm.alist_files(
custom_llm_provider="openai",
limit=10
)
print("files=", files)
Retrieve File Information
file = await litellm.aretrieve_file(
file_id="file-abc123",
custom_llm_provider="openai"
)
print("file=", file)
Delete File
response = await litellm.adelete_file(
file_id="file-abc123",
custom_llm_provider="openai"
)
print("delete response=", response)
Get File Content
content = await litellm.afile_content(
file_id="file-abc123",
custom_llm_provider="openai"
)
print("file content=", content)