Upload File

POST /v1/files

Copy endpoint

https://api.anthropic.com

Parameters

header Header Parameters

Name	Type
`anthropic-beta` Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use. To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like `beta1,beta2` or specify the header multiple times for each beta.	string
`anthropic-version` The version of the Claude API you want to use. Read more about versioning and our version history here.	string

Request Body

multipart/form-data required

{ file: string; }

Responses

200 application/json

Successful Response

interface FileMetadataSchema {
created_at: string;
downloadable?: boolean;
filename: string;
id: string;
mime_type: string;
size_bytes: number;
type: "file";
}

Client Errors

4XX application/json

Error response.

See our errors documentation for more details.

interface ErrorResponse {
error:

InvalidRequestError

interface InvalidRequestError {
message: string;
type: "invalid_request_error";
}

AuthenticationError

interface AuthenticationError {
message: string;
type: "authentication_error";
}

BillingError

interface BillingError {
message: string;
type: "billing_error";
}

PermissionError

interface PermissionError {
message: string;
type: "permission_error";
}

NotFoundError

interface NotFoundError {
message: string;
type: "not_found_error";
}

RateLimitError

interface RateLimitError {
message: string;
type: "rate_limit_error";
}

GatewayTimeoutError

interface GatewayTimeoutError {
message: string;
type: "timeout_error";
}

APIError

interface APIError {
message: string;
type: "api_error";
}

OverloadedError

interface OverloadedError {
message: string;
type: "overloaded_error";
}

;
request_id: string | null;
type: "error";
}