---
title: "upload.getWebFile"
description: "Returns content of a web file, by proxying the request through telegram, see the [webfile docs for more info](https://core.telegram.org/api/files#downloading-webfiles)."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/upload_getWebFile.html
---
# Method: upload.getWebFile
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Returns content of a web file, by proxying the request through telegram, see the [webfile docs for more info](https://core.telegram.org/api/files#downloading-webfiles).

**Note**: the query must be sent to the DC specified in the `webfile_dc_id` [MTProto configuration field](https://core.telegram.org/api/config#mtproto-configuration).

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|location|[InputWebFileLocation](/API_docs/types/InputWebFileLocation.html) | The file to download | Yes|
|offset|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Number of bytes to be skipped | Optional|
|limit|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Number of bytes to be returned | Optional|


### Return type: [upload.WebFile](/API_docs/types/upload.WebFile.html)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$upload_WebFile = $MadelineProto->upload->getWebFile(location: $InputWebFileLocation, offset: $int, limit: $int, );
```