# `ExGram.Model.File`
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This object represents a file ready to be downloaded. The file can be downloaded via the link https://api.telegram.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path>. It is guaranteed that the link will be valid for at least 1 hour. When the link expires, a new one can be requested by calling getFile.

Check the [documentation of this model on Telegram Bot API](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#file)

- `file_id`: Identifier for this file, which can be used to download or reuse the file
- `file_unique_id`: Unique identifier for this file, which is supposed to be the same over time and for different bots. Can't be used to download or reuse the file.
- `file_size (optional)`: Optional. File size in bytes. It can be bigger than 2^31 and some programming languages may have difficulty/silent defects in interpreting it. But it has at most 52 significant bits, so a signed 64-bit integer or double-precision float type are safe for storing this value.
- `file_path (optional)`: Optional. File path. Use https://api.telegram.org/file/bot<token>/<file_path> to get the file.

# `t`

```elixir
@type t() :: %ExGram.Model.File{
  file_id: String.t(),
  file_path: String.t() | nil,
  file_size: integer() | nil,
  file_unique_id: String.t()
}
```

# `decode_as`

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*