Obtaining Repository File Contents

Function

This API is used to obtain repository file contents.

URI

GET /v1/{project_id}/git/files/{namespace}/{project}/{path}

Table 1 describes the parameters.

**Table 1** Path parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Tenant's project ID. See Obtaining a Project ID.
namespace	Yes	String	Namespace ID or URL code name. See Obtaining a Repository Namespace.
project	Yes	String	Repository project ID or URL code name. If the value contains a slash (/), replace it with a colon (:). See Obtaining All Projects in a Namespace.
path	Yes	String	File path. If the value contains a slash (/), replace it with a colon (:). See Obtaining a Repository File Directory.

**Table 2** Query parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
ref	Yes	String	Branch name, tag name, or commit SHA value.

Request

**Table 3** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
Content-Type	Yes	String	Message body type or format.
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	API calling can be authenticated using a token or AK/SK. If you use a token, this parameter is mandatory and must be set to the token. For details about how to obtain a token, see Obtaining a User Token.
X-Repo-Auth	Yes	String	Authorization name. See Obtaining a Git Repository Authorization List.

Response

**Table 4** Response parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
path	String	File path.
sha	String	Commit SHA value.
encoding	String	Encoding mode. Value: base64 or text/plain.
content	String	File contents.

Example Request

None

Example Response

{
  "path": "app/models/key.rb",
  "sha": "4c294617b60715c1d218e61164a3abd4808a4284cbc30e6728a01ad9aada4481",
  "encoding": "base64",
  "content": "IyA9PSBTY2hlbWEgSW5mb3..."
}