# Downloading file from a file message's url

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/downloading-file-from-a-file-messages-url/3996>\
**Category:** Flutter\
**Tags:** chatsdk\
**Created:** [February 22, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/downloading-file-from-a-file-messages-url/3996 "2022-02-22T11:01:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jethro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/jethro/32/2101_2.png) [@jethro](https://community.sendbird.com/u/jethro)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/downloading-file-from-a-file-messages-url/3996/1 "2022-02-22T11:01:42Z")

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Is there any function just like sending message or file message that I can use to download a file or I have to GET request with passing api-token?

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**Author:** ![taha.saghir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/taha.saghir/32/2094_2.png) [@taha.saghir](https://community.sendbird.com/u/taha.saghir)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/downloading-file-from-a-file-messages-url/3996/2 "2022-02-22T19:44:49Z")

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Hi @jethro - welcome to the Sendbird community!  
There is a retrieve message function that can get you the file message – refer to the documentation at the link below. Please explain your use case to be able to better provide the suggestions.

> **[Group Channel | Chat Flutter SDK | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/flutter/guides/group-channel#2-retrieve-a-message)**
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> Learn about the features of a group channel.