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# Get per-file job status

> Retrieve each file's processing status and current workflow step, with indicators for source discovery and list truncation.

Use this endpoint to check per-file progress while a job runs. Call it at most 12 times per minute for each job and authenticated identity. Read the [job status](https://docs.unstructured.io/api-reference/api/job/get-job.md) alongside this response to determine whether processing has finished.

## Path parameters

**job\_id** `string` *required*

Unique identifier of the job.

## Response

**id** `string` *required*

Unique identifier of the job.

**files** `array` *required*

One entry per file. Each entry includes its `record_id`, `document`, and overall processing `status` (`READY`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `SUCCESS`, or `FAILURE`). It can also include an `error`, `time_elapsed` in seconds, the `current_node` and its status, and `discovered_by_node_id`.

**truncated** `boolean`

`true` when the per-job cap truncates this file list. If `true`, a file missing from the list can still be part of the job.

**index\_finished** `boolean | null`

`true` when source connectors have finished listing files. A failed source also counts as finished. `null` means the API cannot determine this state.

**generated\_at** `string`

ISO 8601 time when the job report was generated. This time can lag behind live processing.

In the returned `files` array, use `discovered_by_node_id` to identify files listed by a source connector. That subset is complete when `index_finished` is `true` and `truncated` is `false`. Later workflow steps can introduce more files.

```bash cURL theme={null}
curl --request GET \
  --url "${UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL}/api/v1/jobs/b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e/file-status" \
  --header "unstructured-api-key: ${UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY}"
```

```json Response theme={null}
{
  "id": "b2c3d4e5-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e-2f3a4b5c6d7e",
  "files": [
    {
      "record_id": "a6a27cf4-684f-45ed-992e-d2b1be77f2c6",
      "document": "s3://my-bucket/input/document.pdf",
      "status": "IN_PROGRESS",
      "error": null,
      "time_elapsed": null,
      "current_node": {
        "id": "11a2b3c4-5d6e-7f8a-9b0c-1d2e3f4a5b6c",
        "status": "IN_PROGRESS",
        "tries": 1,
        "time_elapsed": 2.4
      },
      "discovered_by_node_id": "51a2b3c4-5d6e-7f8a-9b0c-1d2e3f4a5b6c"
    }
  ],
  "truncated": false,
  "index_finished": true,
  "generated_at": "2026-01-01T00:02:30Z"
}
```


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