---
title: "format_get"
description: "Reads the definition, version and `schemaVersion` of a retained format."
---

| Operation | OAuth scope | Description |
| :-- | :-- | :-- |
| `format_get` | `files:read` | Reads the definition, version and `schemaVersion` of a retained format. Without `version` it returns the latest revision; with it, an earlier one. Also returns `templateVersion` for an XLSX template; its identifier requires current read permission on the file. |

Group: [Tables, records and exports](/docs/en-US/agents/mcp/tables-records-and-exports).