264f828 fix: use correct attribute file.data instead of file.content
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📝backend/open_webui/routers/files.py (+1 -1)
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Summary
In the GET /{id}/content/{file_name} endpoint, when a file has no storage path and the code falls back to returning file content inline, it accesses file.content.get("content", ""). However, FileModel has no content attribute — the correct attribute is data (which is Optional[dict]).
This causes an AttributeError: 'FileModel' object has no attribute 'content' crash at runtime whenever this fallback path is hit.
Fix
Changed file.content.get(...) to file.data.get(...)
Added a None guard since data is Optional[dict]
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22426
**Author:** [@gambletan](https://github.com/gambletan)
**Created:** 3/8/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `fix/file-content-attribute-error`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`264f828`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/264f8282f9cd09da84e58cd1984ba3b096d1d7f9) fix: use correct attribute `file.data` instead of `file.content`
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### 📄 Description
## Summary
In the `GET /{id}/content/{file_name}` endpoint, when a file has no storage path and the code falls back to returning file content inline, it accesses `file.content.get("content", "")`. However, `FileModel` has no `content` attribute — the correct attribute is `data` (which is `Optional[dict]`).
This causes an `AttributeError: 'FileModel' object has no attribute 'content'` crash at runtime whenever this fallback path is hit.
### Fix
- Changed `file.content.get(...)` to `file.data.get(...)`
- Added a `None` guard since `data` is `Optional[dict]`
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/22426
Author: @gambletan
Created: 3/8/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
main← Head:fix/file-content-attribute-error📝 Commits (1)
264f828fix: use correct attributefile.datainstead offile.content📊 Changes
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backend/open_webui/routers/files.py(+1 -1)📄 Description
Summary
In the
GET /{id}/content/{file_name}endpoint, when a file has no storage path and the code falls back to returning file content inline, it accessesfile.content.get("content", ""). However,FileModelhas nocontentattribute — the correct attribute isdata(which isOptional[dict]).This causes an
AttributeError: 'FileModel' object has no attribute 'content'crash at runtime whenever this fallback path is hit.Fix
file.content.get(...)tofile.data.get(...)Noneguard sincedataisOptional[dict]🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.