From f9756de693a93e918c037d757afddb7defc847e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Jaeryang Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:35:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refac

---
 backend/open_webui/models/files.py  | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 backend/open_webui/routers/files.py | 25 +++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/models/files.py b/backend/open_webui/models/files.py
index 84dd43f5e..d1200e4f4 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/models/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/models/files.py
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ class FileMetadataResponse(BaseModel):
     updated_at: int  # timestamp in epoch
 
 
+class FileListResponse(BaseModel):
+    items: list[FileModelResponse]
+    total: int
+
+
 class FileForm(BaseModel):
     id: str
     hash: Optional[str] = None
@@ -118,10 +123,6 @@ class FileUpdateForm(BaseModel):
     meta: Optional[dict] = None
 
 
-class FileListResponse(BaseModel):
-    items: list[FileModel]
-    total: int
-
 
 class FilesTable:
     def insert_new_file(
@@ -255,6 +256,30 @@ class FilesTable:
                 for file in db.query(File).filter_by(user_id=user_id).all()
             ]
 
+    def get_file_list(
+        self,
+        user_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        skip: int = 0,
+        limit: int = 50,
+        db: Optional[Session] = None,
+    ) -> "FileListResponse":
+        with get_db_context(db) as db:
+            query = db.query(File)
+            if user_id:
+                query = query.filter_by(user_id=user_id)
+
+            total = query.count()
+
+            items = [
+                FileModel.model_validate(file)
+                for file in query.order_by(File.updated_at.desc(), File.id.desc())
+                .offset(skip)
+                .limit(limit)
+                .all()
+            ]
+
+            return FileListResponse(items=items, total=total)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _glob_to_like_pattern(glob: str) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
index 5268ea657..0ec16b6f5 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from open_webui.models.channels import Channels
 from open_webui.models.users import Users
 from open_webui.models.files import (
     FileForm,
+    FileListResponse,
     FileModel,
     FileModelResponse,
     Files,
@@ -326,23 +327,31 @@ def upload_file_handler(
 ############################
 
 
-@router.get("/", response_model=list[FileModelResponse])
+PAGE_SIZE = 50
+
+
+@router.get("/", response_model=FileListResponse)
 async def list_files(
     user=Depends(get_verified_user),
+    page: int = Query(1, ge=1, description="Page number (1-indexed)"),
     content: bool = Query(True),
     db: Session = Depends(get_session),
 ):
-    if user.role == "admin" and BYPASS_ADMIN_ACCESS_CONTROL:
-        files = Files.get_files(db=db)
-    else:
-        files = Files.get_files_by_user_id(user.id, db=db)
+    skip = (page - 1) * PAGE_SIZE
+    user_id = (
+        None if (user.role == "admin" and BYPASS_ADMIN_ACCESS_CONTROL) else user.id
+    )
+
+    result = Files.get_file_list(
+        user_id=user_id, skip=skip, limit=PAGE_SIZE, db=db
+    )
 
     if not content:
-        for file in files:
-            if "content" in file.data:
+        for file in result.items:
+            if file.data and "content" in file.data:
                 del file.data["content"]
 
-    return files
+    return result
 
 
 ############################