---
title: "Get Channel Files"
slug: "get-channel-files"
updated: 2026-06-01T06:32:04Z
published: 2026-06-01T06:32:04Z
stale: true
---

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# Get Channel Files

Get/api/v1/channels.files

Retrieves all the media files from a channel.

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.64.0 | Change userId to user object in response |
| 0.59.0 | Added |

Header parametersX-User-IdstringRequired

The `userId` of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ
X-Auth-TokenstringRequired

The `authToken` of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f

Query parametersroomIdstring

The room ID. It is required if the `roomName` is not provided.

Exampledlpfuijw7ej
roomNamestring

The room name. It is required if the `roomId` is not provided.

Examplegeneral
fieldsstring

This parameter accepts a JSON object with properties that have a value of 1 or 0 to include or exclude them in the response. For example, to only retrieve the usernames of users: `fields={ "username": 1 }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.

query

This parameter allows you to use MongoDB query operators to search for specific data. For example, to query users with a name that contains the letter "g": `query={ "name": { "$regex": "g" } }`. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#query-and-fields) to learn more.

sort

List of fields to order by, and in which direction. This is a JSON object, with properties listed in desired order, with values of 1 for ascending, or -1 for descending. For example, {"value": -1, "_id": 1}. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

countinteger

The number of items to return. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

Example50
offsetinteger

Number of items to "skip" in the query, i.e. requests return count items, skipping the first offset items. Refer to the [official documentation](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/query-parameters#pagination) to learn more.

Example50
typeGroupstring

Filter results by the type of file. Available options:

- `all`: Return all file types.
- `image`: Filter by image files.
- `video`: Filter by video files.
- `audio`: Filter by audio files.
- `text`: Filter by text documents.
- `application`: Filter by other file types.

Exampleimages
namestring

The name of the file to search for.

Examplelogo

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='cd39c406-4fe6-47a8-88cc-e80cb6975f2b'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='900d6b59-0240-44bc-98b4-af73ced36f5f'>Example</option>
</select>Example

```json
{
  "files": [
    {
      "_id": "651227bea2f73c7460e18c63",
      "name": "Screenshot (317).png",
      "size": 288727,
      "type": "image/png",
      "rid": "siyr2oWQJBjQjhLwr",
      "userId": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ",
      "store": "GridFS:Uploads",
      "_updatedAt": "2023-09-26T00:37:19.598Z",
      "identify": {
        "format": "png",
        "size": {
          "width": 1920,
          "height": 1080
        }
      },
      "complete": true,
      "etag": "2Q2D8hSxCdhQLzcpx",
      "path": "/ufs/GridFS:Uploads/651227bea2f73c7460e18c63/Screenshot%20(317).png",
      "progress": 1,
      "token": "da2aCAf88a",
      "uploadedAt": "2023-09-26T00:37:18.168Z",
      "uploading": false,
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/ufs/GridFS:Uploads/651227bea2f73c7460e18c63/Screenshot%20(317).png",
      "typeGroup": "image",
      "user": {
        "_id": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ",
        "username": "roxie",
        "name": "test test"
      }
    },
    {
      "_id": "64b589e6aa5ad4273bfc4db6",
      "name": "eicar.zip",
      "size": 266,
      "type": "application/x-zip-compressed",
      "rid": "siyr2oWQJBjQjhLwr",
      "userId": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ",
      "store": "GridFS:Uploads",
      "_updatedAt": "2023-07-17T18:35:18.242Z",
      "complete": true,
      "etag": "JYaAzzFQSnxYQ7rWW",
      "path": "/ufs/GridFS:Uploads/64b589e6aa5ad4273bfc4db6/eicar.zip",
      "progress": 1,
      "token": "7a1A38Cb5a",
      "uploadedAt": "2023-07-17T18:35:18.216Z",
      "uploading": false,
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/ufs/GridFS:Uploads/64b589e6aa5ad4273bfc4db6/eicar.zip",
      "typeGroup": "application",
      "user": {
        "_id": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ",
        "username": "roxie",
        "name": "test test"
      }
    }
  ],
  "count": 2,
  "offset": 0,
  "total": 2,
  "success": true
}
```

Expand Allobject  files Array of object   object  _idstring    
namestring    
sizeinteger    
typestring    
ridstring    
userIdstring    
storestring    
_updatedAtstring    
identifyobject  formatstring    
sizeobject  widthinteger    
heightinteger    

completeboolean    
etagstring    
pathstring    
progressinteger    
tokenstring    
uploadedAtstring    
uploadingboolean    
urlstring    
typeGroupstring    
userobject  _idstring    
usernamestring    
namestring    

countinteger    
offsetinteger    
totalinteger    
successboolean