> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://veryfront.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get file version

> Return file version.

`veryfront__get_file_version`

Requires project.files.read.

## Access

No external-service connection is required. Use a Veryfront credential with access to the requested resources.

**Call type:** Read-only.

## Arguments

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| - | - | - | - |
| `file_path` | `string` | Yes | Project-relative source path, or the file ID. Minimum length: `1`. |
| `version_id` | `string` | Yes | Version UUID, or an index from 0 to 99 where 0 is the newest version. |
| `ref` | `string` | No | main or branch:\<name-or-id>. Omit for main. Releases and environments have no version history. |
| `project_reference` | `string` | No | Project ID or slug (defaults to the current project) |

## Example request

Send this JSON-RPC request through an initialized MCP client. Replace sample identifiers and values before calling the tool. See [MCP client setup](https://veryfront.com/docs/cloud/getting-started/connect-mcp.md).

```json title="request.json" theme={null}
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "veryfront__get_file_version",
    "arguments": {
      "file_path": "example",
      "version_id": "example"
    }
  }
}
```

## Result

The published output shape is summarized below. Inspect both the MCP response content and `isError` when handling a call.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| - | - | - | - |
| `binary` | `object` | No | |
| `id` | `string` | Yes | Version ID. |
| `file_id` | `string` | No | File ID, when the content source supplies it. |
| `path` | `string` | Yes | Path of the file at this version. |
| `type` | `string` | Yes | File kind: page, function, component or file. Values: `"page"`, `"function"`, `"component"`, `"file"`. |
| `created_at` | `string` | Yes | Time the version was created, RFC 3339. |
| `created_by` | `string or null` | Yes | ID of the user recorded for the version, or null. |
| `content` | `string` | Yes | Full content stored for this version. |
| `size_bytes` | `number` | Yes | Size of the content encoded as UTF-8, in bytes. |

## Full schemas

```json title="input-schema.json" theme={null}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "file_path": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Project-relative source path, or the file ID."
    },
    "version_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Version UUID, or an index from 0 to 99 where 0 is the newest version."
    },
    "ref": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "main or branch:<name-or-id>. Omit for main. Releases and environments have no version history."
    },
    "project_reference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Project ID or slug (defaults to the current project)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "file_path",
    "version_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Arguments for the get_file_version tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

```json title="output-schema.json" theme={null}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "binary": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "content_hash": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
        },
        "byte_size": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "maximum": 8388608
        },
        "content_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 200,
          "pattern": "^[\\x20-\\x7e]+$"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "content_hash",
        "byte_size",
        "content_type"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Version ID."
    },
    "file_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File ID, when the content source supplies it."
    },
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Path of the file at this version."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "page",
        "function",
        "component",
        "file"
      ],
      "description": "File kind: page, function, component or file."
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Time the version was created, RFC 3339."
    },
    "created_by": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "ID of the user recorded for the version, or null."
    },
    "content": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full content stored for this version."
    },
    "size_bytes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Size of the content encoded as UTF-8, in bytes."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "path",
    "type",
    "created_at",
    "created_by",
    "content",
    "size_bytes"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "description": "Structured result returned by the get_file_version tool.",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

<details>
  <summary>Try this tool</summary>

  Replace sample arguments with values for your project or connected account. Calls run only when you select Run tool.

  MCP tool call

  Call `veryfront__get_file_version` against the Veryfront MCP endpoint.

  Bearer token or API key

  Arguments (JSON)

  Run tool

  Output JSON

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</details>


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