> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://rest-api.symphony.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://rest-api.symphony.com/main/content-export-files/list-files.md).

# List Files

## Get a List of Files

> Retrieves a paginated and filterable list of files.

```json
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```


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