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# Upload File

POST https://%7B%7Bvault_uri%7D%7D.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/{vaultID}/files/upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Uploads a file to a new or specified record.

Reference: https://docs.skyflow.com/api/data/files/upload-file

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Access token, prefixed by `Bearer `.

## Servers

- `https://%7B%7Bvault_uri%7D%7D.vault.skyflowapis.com` (Production, default)
- `https://%7B%7Bvault_uri%7D%7D.vault.skyflowapis-preview.com` (Sandbox)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `vaultID` (string, required)

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form.

- `tableName` (string, required) — Name of the table.
- `columnName` (string, required) — Name of the column that contains the file.
- `skyflowID` (string, optional) — ID of the record to update.
- `file` (string, required) — Path of the file to upload. Each request only supports one file.
- `returnFileMetadata` (boolean, optional) — If `true`, returns metadata about the uploaded file.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `skyflowID` (string, optional) — ID of the record to update.
- `fileMetadata` (map from string to FileMetadata, optional) — Metadata for the uploaded file with keys based on the name of the column containing the file.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Returned when the request is invalid or cannot be served.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Returned when the request is unauthorized.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 404 Not Found Error

Returned when a resource doesn't exist.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Returned when the request is well-formed but contains semantic errors that prevent it from being processed.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error response.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

## Types

### FileMetadata

Metadata about the file, including its name, size, and type.

- `fileName` (string, optional) — Name of the file, including the extension if provided.
- `fileSizeKB` (uint, optional) — Size of the file in kilobytes (KB), rounded up from bytes to the nearest KB.
- `fileType` (string, optional) — Type of the file, detected based on its content (MIME type).

### ErrorResponseError

- `grpc_code` (integer, required) — gRPC status codes. See https://grpc.io/docs/guides/status-codes.
- `http_code` (integer, required) — HTTP status codes. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status.
- `http_status` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `details` (list of map from string to any, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "columnName": "string",
  "file": "string",
  "tableName": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "skyflowID": "4423ccdf-75eb-4e2e-abfc-acb43b1440cd",
  "fileMetadata": {
    "fileName": "kyc.jpeg",
    "fileSize": 1024,
    "fileType": "application/jpeg"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload"

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"columnName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnFileMetadata\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"skyflowID\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tableName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('columnName', 'string');
form.append('file', 'string');
form.append('returnFileMetadata', '');
form.append('skyflowID', '');
form.append('tableName', 'string');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"columnName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnFileMetadata\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"skyflowID\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tableName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"columnName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnFileMetadata\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"skyflowID\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tableName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"columnName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnFileMetadata\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"skyflowID\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tableName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'columnName',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'tableName',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"columnName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"returnFileMetadata\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"skyflowID\"\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"tableName\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "columnName",
    "value": "string"
  ],
  [
    "name": "file",
    "value": "string"
  ],
  [
    "name": "returnFileMetadata",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "skyflowID",
    "value": 
  ],
  [
    "name": "tableName",
    "value": "string"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{vault_uri}}.vault.skyflowapis.com/v2/vaults/vaultID/files/upload")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```