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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • ExpirationConfig
  • Response
  • ExpirationConfig
  1. API references
  2. Files API
  3. REST
  4. File
  5. Create

Files API, REST: File.Create

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at December 17, 2024
  • HTTP request
  • Body parameters
  • ExpirationConfig
  • Response
  • ExpirationConfig

Create a new file.

HTTP requestHTTP request

POST https://rest-assistant.api.cloud.yandex.net/files/v1/files

Body parametersBody parameters

{
  "folderId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "mimeType": "string",
  "content": "string",
  "labels": "object",
  "expirationConfig": {
    "expirationPolicy": "string",
    "ttlDays": "string"
  }
}

Request message for creating a new file.

Field

Description

folderId

string

Required field.

name

string

Name of the file.

description

string

Description of the file.

mimeType

string

MIME type of the file, indicating the file's format (e.g., "application/pdf").
If not specified, will be deduced automatically based on the file content.

content

string (bytes)

Required field. Binary content of the file.

labels

object (map<string, string>)

Set of key-value pairs to label the file.

expirationConfig

ExpirationConfig

Expiration configuration for the file.

ExpirationConfigExpirationConfig

Field

Description

expirationPolicy

enum (ExpirationPolicy)

  • EXPIRATION_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED
  • STATIC
  • SINCE_LAST_ACTIVE

ttlDays

string (int64)

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "id": "string",
  "folderId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "mimeType": "string",
  "createdBy": "string",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedBy": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string",
  "expirationConfig": {
    "expirationPolicy": "string",
    "ttlDays": "string"
  },
  "expiresAt": "string",
  "labels": "object"
}

Field

Description

id

string

Unique identifier of the file.

folderId

string

ID of the folder that the file belongs to.

name

string

Name of the file.

description

string

Description of the file.

mimeType

string

MIME type of the file, indicating the file's format (e.g., "application/pdf")

createdBy

string

Identifier of the subject who created this file.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Timestamp representing when the file was created.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

updatedBy

string

Identifier of the subject who last updated this file.

updatedAt

string (date-time)

Timestamp representing the last time this file was updated.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

expirationConfig

ExpirationConfig

Configuration for the expiration of the file, defining when and how the file will expire.

expiresAt

string (date-time)

Timestamp representing when the file will expire.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

labels

object (map<string, string>)

Set of key-value pairs that can be used to organize and categorize the file.

ExpirationConfigExpirationConfig

Field

Description

expirationPolicy

enum (ExpirationPolicy)

  • EXPIRATION_POLICY_UNSPECIFIED
  • STATIC
  • SINCE_LAST_ACTIVE

ttlDays

string (int64)

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