diff --git a/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py b/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
--- a/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@
     def get_content(self, content_id):
         # FIXME, only for tests
         return self.storage.content_find({"sha1_git": content_id})
+
+    def get_content_data(self, content_sha1):
+        return self.storage.content_get_data(content_sha1)
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
     def id(self):
         return self._node.sha1_git
 
+    @property
+    def data(self):
+        # FIXME, return a Node object
+        content_sha1 = self._node.hashes()["sha1"]
+        return {"raw": archive.Archive().get_content_data(content_sha1)}
+
     def is_type_of(self):
         # is_type_of is required only when resolving a UNION type
         # This is for ariadne to return the right type
diff --git a/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql b/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
--- a/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -775,6 +775,42 @@
   sha256: String
 }
 
+"""
+Object with different content data representations
+"""
+type ContentData {
+  """
+  Content as a base64 string
+  """
+  raw: BinaryString
+}
+
+type ContentFileType {
+  """
+  Detected content encoding
+  """
+  encoding: String
+
+  """
+  Detected MIME type of the content
+  """
+  mimetype: String
+}
+
+type ContentLanguage {
+  """
+  Detected programming language if any
+  """
+  lang: String
+}
+
+type ContentLicense {
+  """
+  Array of strings containing the detected license names
+  """
+  licenses: [String]
+}
+
 """
 A content object
 """
@@ -803,6 +839,26 @@
   Content status, visible or hidden
   """
   status: String
+
+  """
+  File content
+  """
+  data: ContentData
+
+  """
+  Information about the content MIME type
+  """
+  fileType: ContentFileType
+
+  """
+  Information about the programming language used in the content
+  """
+  language: ContentLanguage
+
+  """
+  Information about the license of the content
+  """
+  license: ContentLicense
 }
 
 """