---
title: "isfile"
description: "Checks whether a workspace path exists as a file."
---

```lua
isfile(path: string): boolean
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

<ParamField body="path" type="string" required>
  A UTF-8 path relative to the Byte workspace.
</ParamField>

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## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="boolean">
  Whether the queried condition holds.
</ResponseField>

Missing paths return false; invalid or outside-workspace paths raise an error.

**Related types:** [Filesystem types & behavior](/reference/filesystem/types).

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## Example

```lua
print(isfile("docs-example/read.txt"))
```