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GET
https://api.app.shinzo.ai
/
v1
/
agent
/
{agentId}
/
filesystem
/
files
/
{path}
Read File
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/{agentId}/filesystem/files/{path} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

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Authentication

Requires JWT token or Platform API key.
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agentId
string
required
Agent UUID
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path
string
required
File path within the agent workspace (wildcard segment)
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encoding
string
Response encoding (utf-8 or base64)
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download
boolean
Return the file as a binary download

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Example Request

curl -X GET "https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/agt_abc123/filesystem/files/workspace/config.json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>"

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Response

For text files, you receive a JSON object with the file content: 
{
  "path": "/workspace/config.json",
  "content": "{\"debug\": true, \"log_level\": \"info\"}",
  "encoding": "utf-8",
  "size": 38,
  "mime_type": "application/json"
}
When you set download=true, the response is a raw binary stream with the appropriate Content-Type header.

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Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
pathstringAbsolute path of the file in the workspace
contentstringFile content in the requested encoding
encodingstringEncoding used for the content (utf-8 or base64)
sizenumberFile size in bytes
mime_typestringDetected MIME type of the file

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Status Codes

CodeDescription
200File content returned successfully
401Invalid authentication
403Access denied
404Agent or file not found