---
title: Upload File
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/files/upload
---

# Upload File

**POST** `/v1/files`

Upload File

## Headers

- `"anthropic-version": optional string`

  The version of the Claude API you want to use.

  Read more about versioning and our version history [here](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/versioning?sdk_languages=http).

- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`

  Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`).

  Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace.

## Body parameters (form-data)

- `file: string`

  The file to upload. Only the final path component of the part's `filename` is kept; an absent or empty `filename` is replaced with `unnamed` plus the extension for the file's stored `mime_type`, when known.

  format: binary

- `expires_in_seconds: optional number`

  Seconds from upload until the file expires and its bytes become permanently unavailable. Must be between 3600 (one hour) and 7776000 (ninety days).

  minimum: 3600, maximum: 7776000

## Returns

- `FileMetadata object`

  - `type: "file"`

    Object type.

    For files, this is always `"file"`.

  - `id: string`

    Unique object identifier.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `created_at: string`

    RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file was created.

    format: date-time

  - `filename: string`

    Original filename of the uploaded file.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 500

  - `mime_type: string`

    MIME type of the file.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

  - `size_bytes: number`

    Size of the file in bytes.

    minimum: 0

  - `downloadable: optional boolean`

    Whether the file can be downloaded.

    default: false

  - `expires_at: optional string or null`

    RFC 3339 datetime string representing when the file will expire and become unavailable for download. Null if the file does not expire. For files uploaded with `expires_in_seconds`, this is the upload time plus that value.

    format: date-time

## Example

```bash
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -F 'file=@/path/to/file'
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "created_at": "2025-04-15T18:37:24.100435Z",
  "filename": "document.pdf",
  "mime_type": "application/pdf",
  "size_bytes": 102400,
  "type": "file",
  "downloadable": false,
  "expires_at": "2025-05-15T18:37:24.100435Z"
}
```