MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/downloadFile.md

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title: downloadFile
description: Asynchronously downloads file from cloud. Updates updateFile will notify about download progress and successful download
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## Method: downloadFile  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Asynchronously downloads file from cloud. Updates updateFile will notify about download progress and successful download

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|file\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifier of file to download|
|priority|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Priority of download, 1-32. The higher priority, the earlier file will be downloaded. If priorities of two files are equal then the last one for which downloadFile is called will be downloaded first|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)