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# Read sandbox file

> Read sandbox file.

`sandboxFile(sandboxId: ID!, path: String!): SandboxFile!`

Requires project.sandboxes.manage.

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required |
| - | - | - |
| `sandboxId` | [`ID!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/id) | Yes |
| `path` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Yes |

## Response

Returns [`SandboxFile!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/sandboxfile). Open the type for its fields and nested types.

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `path` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | |
| `content` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | UTF-8 file content. |
| `encoding` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Content encoding: utf-8. |

Types marked with `!` cannot be null. Lists use `[Type]` notation. The [type index](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/schema.md) lists all published input and response types.

## Example

```graphql title="query.graphql" theme={null}
query SandboxFile($sandboxId: ID!, $path: String!) {
  sandboxFile(sandboxId: $sandboxId, path: $path) {
    content
    encoding
    path
  }
}
```

```json title="variables.json" theme={null}
{
  "sandboxId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "path": "example"
}
```

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