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# ExternalFileContent

> Response type in the GraphQL API.

The complete content of one external file.

| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `file` | [`ExternalStorageFile!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/externalstoragefile) | |
| `content` | [`String!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/string) | Complete UTF-8 text or base64 content. More than 100000 encoded characters or 50 MiB returns limit\_exceeded instead of partial content; use importExternalFile for larger files. Folders return invalid\_input. |
| `contentEncoding` | [`ExternalFileContentEncoding!`](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/types/externalfilecontentencoding) | |

[All GraphQL types](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql/schema.md) · [Operations](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/graphql.md)


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