Implementation:Groq Groq python Files Content

Knowledge Sources	Groq Python SDK
Domains	Batch_Processing, Data_Parsing
Last Updated	2026-02-15 16:00 GMT

Overview

Concrete tool for downloading file contents from the Groq API provided by the Groq Python SDK.

Description

The Files.content() method GETs /openai/v1/files/{file_id}/content with Accept: application/octet-stream header. Returns a BinaryAPIResponse containing the file bytes. For batch results, the content is JSONL that must be decoded and parsed.

Usage

Access via client.files.content(file_id). Use the output_file_id from a completed batch to download results.

Code Reference

Source Location

• Repository: groq-python
• File: src/groq/resources/files.py
• Lines: L165-197 (sync), L360-392 (async)

Signature

class Files(SyncAPIResource):
    def content(
        self,
        file_id: str,
    ) -> BinaryAPIResponse:

Import

from groq import Groq
# Access via: client.files.content(file_id)

I/O Contract

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Description
file_id	str	Yes	The output_file_id from completed batch (positional)

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
(return)	BinaryAPIResponse	JSONL content as binary; access via .content then decode

Usage Examples

import json

# Download batch results
result_response = client.files.content(output_file_id)
content = result_response.content.decode("utf-8")

# Parse each JSONL line
for line in content.strip().split("\n"):
    result = json.loads(line)
    custom_id = result["custom_id"]
    response_body = result["response"]["body"]
    content_text = response_body["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]
    print(f"{custom_id}: {content_text[:100]}...")

Related Pages

Implements Principle

• Principle:Groq_Groq_python_Batch_Results_Retrieval

Requires Environment

• Environment:Groq_Groq_python_Python_Groq_SDK