---
title: "Read several files"
description: "Up to 30 files at one revision, each with its content and hash."
canonical: "https://atelier201.com/docs/api/files/read-many"
updated: "2026-11-06"
---

# Read several files

Requires `sites:read`. Changes nothing.

Use it before an edit across many files: one call returns every content and every `hash` to send as `expected_hash`. A file that cannot be read carries `error`; the others are still returned.

```http
POST https://api.atelier201.com/v1/sites/{site_id}/files/read
```

## Authorizations

- `Authorization` (bearer, in header, required)

## Path parameters

- `site_id` (`string`, required): The site's id, or its slug (the address before .atelier201.page).

## Body

`application/json`, required

- `paths` (`string[]`, required, items: `1–30 items`): Up to 30 files, read at one revision.
- `revision` (`string`, length: `40–40 chars`): A Git commit id (40 hex characters) of the site's repository.

## Response

**200**: Read several files

- `data` (`object`, required)
- `data.revision` (`string | null`, required)
- `data.files` (`object[]`, required)
- `data.files.path` (`string`, required)
- `data.files.hash` (`string`)
- `data.files.size` (`integer`, range: `-9007199254740991–9007199254740991`)
- `data.files.encoding` (`enum<string>`, one of: `utf8, base64`)
- `data.files.content` (`string`)
- `data.files.error` (`string`): Why this file could not be read (the others still are).
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "revision": "<string>",
    "files": [
      {
        "path": "<string>",
        "hash": "<string>",
        "size": 123,
        "encoding": "utf8",
        "content": "<string>",
        "error": "<string>"
      }
    ]
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**400**: Possible codes: invalid_request, unknown_field, invalid_parameter, invalid_cursor

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**401**: Possible codes: authentication_required, invalid_api_key, api_key_expired, api_key_revoked

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**402**: Possible codes: insufficient_credits

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**403**: Possible codes: insufficient_scope, feature_not_available, admin_required

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**404**: Possible codes: resource_not_found

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**409**: Possible codes: conflict, result_not_ready, idempotency_key_reused

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**410**: Possible codes: result_expired

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**413**: Possible codes: request_too_large

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**422**: Possible codes: request_too_large_for_plan

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**429**: Possible codes: rate_limited

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**500**: Possible codes: internal_error

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**503**: Possible codes: service_unavailable

- `error` (`object`, required)
- `error.type` (`string`, required)
- `error.code` (`string`, required)
- `error.message` (`string`, required)
- `error.param` (`string`)
- `error.docs_url` (`string`, required)
- `error.action_url` (`string<uri>`)
- `error.details` (`Record<string, object>`)
- `request_id` (`string`, required)

```json
{
  "error": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "param": "<string>",
    "docs_url": "<string>",
    "action_url": "<string>",
    "details": {}
  },
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
```

**Example request**

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.atelier201.com/v1/sites/<site_id>/files/read' \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "paths": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}'
```