MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/downloadFile.md

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title: downloadFile
description: Asynchronously downloads file from cloud. Updates updateFileProgress will notify about download progress. Update updateFile will notify about successful download
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## Method: downloadFile  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Asynchronously downloads file from cloud. Updates updateFileProgress will notify about download progress. Update updateFile will notify about successful download

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|file\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifier of file to download|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)