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Upload File To Folder

post/v1/folders/{folder_id}/upload

Upload a file to a data folder.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
folder_id: string

The ID of the source in the format 'source-'

minLength43
maxLength43
Query ParametersExpand Collapse
duplicate_handling: optional "skip" or "error" or "suffix" or "replace"

How to handle duplicate filenames

Accepts one of the following:
"skip"
"error"
"suffix"
"replace"
name: optional string

Optional custom name to override the uploaded file's name

ReturnsExpand Collapse
id: string

The human-friendly ID of the File

source_id: string

The unique identifier of the source associated with the document.

chunks_embedded: optional number

Number of chunks that have been embedded.

content: optional string

Optional full-text content of the file; only populated on demand due to its size.

created_at: optional string

The creation date of the file.

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error_message: optional string

Optional error message if the file failed processing.

file_creation_date: optional string

The creation date of the file.

file_last_modified_date: optional string

The last modified date of the file.

file_name: optional string

The name of the file.

file_path: optional string

The path to the file.

file_size: optional number

The size of the file in bytes.

file_type: optional string

The type of the file (MIME type).

original_file_name: optional string

The original name of the file as uploaded.

processing_status: optional "pending" or "parsing" or "embedding" or 2 more

The current processing status of the file (e.g. pending, parsing, embedding, completed, error).

Accepts one of the following:
"pending"
"parsing"
"embedding"
"completed"
"error"
total_chunks: optional number

Total number of chunks for the file.

updated_at: optional string

The update date of the file.

formatdate-time
Upload File To Folder
curl https://api.letta.com/v1/folders/$FOLDER_ID/upload \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $LETTA_API_KEY" \
    -F file=undefined
{
  "id": "file-123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "source_id": "source_id",
  "chunks_embedded": 0,
  "content": "content",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "error_message": "error_message",
  "file_creation_date": "file_creation_date",
  "file_last_modified_date": "file_last_modified_date",
  "file_name": "file_name",
  "file_path": "file_path",
  "file_size": 0,
  "file_type": "file_type",
  "original_file_name": "original_file_name",
  "processing_status": "pending",
  "total_chunks": 0,
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "file-123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "source_id": "source_id",
  "chunks_embedded": 0,
  "content": "content",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "error_message": "error_message",
  "file_creation_date": "file_creation_date",
  "file_last_modified_date": "file_last_modified_date",
  "file_name": "file_name",
  "file_path": "file_path",
  "file_size": 0,
  "file_type": "file_type",
  "original_file_name": "original_file_name",
  "processing_status": "pending",
  "total_chunks": 0,
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}