diff --git a/src/kohakuhub/api/files.py b/src/kohakuhub/api/files.py
index f817f61..3e08ac7 100644
--- a/src/kohakuhub/api/files.py
+++ b/src/kohakuhub/api/files.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from kohakuhub.auth.permissions import (
     check_repo_read_permission,
     check_repo_write_permission,
 )
-from kohakuhub.utils.lakefs import get_lakefs_client, lakefs_repo_name
+from kohakuhub.utils.lakefs import get_lakefs_client, lakefs_repo_name, resolve_revision
 from kohakuhub.utils.s3 import generate_download_presigned_url, parse_s3_uri
 from kohakuhub.api.fallback import with_repo_fallback
 from kohakuhub.api.xet import XET_ENABLE
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from kohakuhub.api.repo.utils.hf import (
     hf_repo_not_found,
     hf_revision_not_found,
     hf_server_error,
-    is_lakefs_not_found_error,
 )
 
 logger = get_logger("FILE")
@@ -308,26 +307,13 @@ async def get_revision(
     lakefs_repo = lakefs_repo_name(repo_type.value, repo_id)
     client = get_lakefs_client()
 
-    # Get branch information
+    # Resolve revision (supports both branch names and commit hashes)
     try:
-        branch = await client.get_branch(repository=lakefs_repo, branch=revision)
+        commit_id, commit_info = await resolve_revision(client, lakefs_repo, revision)
+    except ValueError:
+        return hf_revision_not_found(repo_id, revision)
     except Exception as e:
-        if is_lakefs_not_found_error(e):
-            return hf_revision_not_found(repo_id, revision)
-        return hf_server_error(f"Failed to get branch: {str(e)}")
-
-    commit_id = branch["commit_id"]
-    commit_info = None
-
-    # Get commit details if available
-    if commit_id:
-        try:
-            commit_info = await client.get_commit(
-                repository=lakefs_repo, commit_id=commit_id
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            # Log but don't fail if commit info unavailable
-            logger.warning(f"Could not get commit info: {e}")
+        return hf_server_error(f"Failed to resolve revision: {str(e)}")
 
     # Format last modified date
     last_modified = None
diff --git a/src/kohakuhub/utils/lakefs.py b/src/kohakuhub/utils/lakefs.py
index 8d834d9..d8ca0aa 100644
--- a/src/kohakuhub/utils/lakefs.py
+++ b/src/kohakuhub/utils/lakefs.py
@@ -17,6 +17,58 @@ def get_lakefs_client() -> LakeFSRestClient:
     return get_lakefs_rest_client()
 
 
+async def resolve_revision(
+    client: LakeFSRestClient, lakefs_repo: str, revision: str
+) -> tuple[str, dict | None]:
+    """Resolve a revision (branch name or commit hash) to commit ID and info.
+
+    HuggingFace datasets library and other clients may use either branch names
+    (e.g., "main") or commit hashes as revision identifiers. This function
+    handles both cases by first trying to resolve as a branch, then as a commit.
+
+    Args:
+        client: LakeFS REST client instance
+        lakefs_repo: LakeFS repository name
+        revision: Branch name or commit hash
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (commit_id, commit_info dict or None)
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If revision cannot be resolved as either branch or commit
+    """
+    # Try resolving as a branch first
+    try:
+        branch = await client.get_branch(repository=lakefs_repo, branch=revision)
+        commit_id = branch["commit_id"]
+        # Get commit details
+        try:
+            commit_info = await client.get_commit(
+                repository=lakefs_repo, commit_id=commit_id
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            commit_info = None
+        return commit_id, commit_info
+    except Exception as branch_error:
+        # Check if it's a "not found" error (branch doesn't exist)
+        error_str = str(branch_error).lower()
+        if "404" not in error_str and "not found" not in error_str:
+            # Some other error, re-raise
+            raise branch_error
+
+    # Branch not found, try resolving as a commit hash
+    try:
+        commit_info = await client.get_commit(
+            repository=lakefs_repo, commit_id=revision
+        )
+        return commit_info["id"], commit_info
+    except Exception as commit_error:
+        # Neither branch nor commit found
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Revision '{revision}' not found as branch or commit"
+        ) from commit_error
+
+
 def _base36_encode(num: int) -> str:
     """Encode integer to base36 using numpy (C-optimized).