--- title: getFilePersistent description: Returns information about a file by its persistent id, offline request. May be used to register a URL as a file for further uploading or sending as message --- ## Method: getFilePersistent [Back to methods index](index.md) YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO Returns information about a file by its persistent id, offline request. May be used to register a URL as a file for further uploading or sending as message ### Params: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |persistent\_file\_id|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Persistent identifier of the file to get| |file\_type|[FileType](../types/FileType.md) | Yes|File type, if known| ### Return type: [File](../types/File.md)