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title: getFilePersistent
description: Returns information about a file by its persistent id, offline request
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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

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|persistent\_file\_id|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Persistent identifier of the file to get|


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