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Retrieve container file

An MCP tool from the OpenAI API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Retrieve container file [GET /containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}]

Name on the gateway: openai_api__retrieve_container_file · read-only.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`container_id` required	`string`	container_id parameter
`file_id` required	`string`	file_id parameter

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments

{
  "name": "openai_api__retrieve_container_file",
  "arguments": {
    "container_id": "…",
    "file_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the OpenAI API server directly, which lists 371 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hj-openai-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/openai-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Use the retrieve container file tool with container_id set to ….