## Read File

`client.Beta.Retrieval.Read(ctx, params) (*BetaRetrievalReadResponse, error)`

**post** `/api/v1/retrieval/files/read`

Read the parsed text content of a specific file.

### Parameters

- `params BetaRetrievalReadParams`

  - `FileID param.Field[string]`

    Body param: ID of the file to read.

  - `IndexID param.Field[string]`

    Body param: ID of the index the file belongs to.

  - `OrganizationID param.Field[string]`

    Query param

  - `ProjectID param.Field[string]`

    Query param

  - `MaxLength param.Field[int64]`

    Body param: Maximum number of characters to read from the offset.

  - `Offset param.Field[int64]`

    Body param: Starting character offset.

### Returns

- `type BetaRetrievalReadResponse struct{…}`

  File read result.

  - `Content string`

    Parsed text content of the file.

### Example

```go
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/stainless-sdks/llamacloud-prod-go"
  "github.com/stainless-sdks/llamacloud-prod-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := llamacloudprod.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
  )
  response, err := client.Beta.Retrieval.Read(context.TODO(), llamacloudprod.BetaRetrievalReadParams{
    FileID: "file_id",
    IndexID: "idx-abc123",
  })
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response.Content)
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "content": "content"
}
```