MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/getFile.md

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getFile	Returns information about a file, offline request

Method: getFile

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Returns information about a file, offline request

Params:

Name	Type	Required	Description
file_id	int	Yes	Identifier of the file to get

Return type: File

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $this->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$File = $MadelineProto->getFile(['file_id' => int, ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

File = getFile({file_id=int, })