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title: getFilePersistent
description: Returns information about a file by its persistent id, offline request. May be used to register a URL as a file for further uploading or sending as message
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## Method: getFilePersistent  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Returns information about a file by its persistent id, offline request. May be used to register a URL as a file for further uploading or sending as message

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|persistent\_file\_id|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Persistent identifier of the file to get|
|file\_type|[CLICK ME FileType](../types/FileType.md) | Yes|File type, if known|


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