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POST
/
files
Upload a File
curl --request POST \
  --url https://uploads.pinata.cloud/v3/files \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form network=private \
  --form file='@example-file' \
  --form 'name=<string>' \
  --form 'group_id=<string>' \
  --form 'keyvalues={}' \
  --form car=true
{
  "data": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "cid": "<string>",
    "created_at": "<string>",
    "size": 123,
    "number_of_files": 123,
    "mime_type": "<string>",
    "user_id": "<string>",
    "group_id": "<string>",
    "is_duplicate": true
  }
}

Documentation Index

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The V3 Upload endpoint currently does not support folder uploads. Please use the legacy pinFileToIPFS endpoint

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

multipart/form-data
​
network
enum<string>
default:private
required

Determine if the file should be uploaded to either the public or private IPFS network. If not designated it will default to private.

Available options:
public,
private
​
file
file
required

File object you want to upload

​
name
string

Add a custom name for the file

​
group_id
string

ID of the group you would like to upload

​
keyvalues
object

Add additional key value metadata to files upon upload

​
car
boolean

Upload a file as a raw CAR file (only supported for public network)

Response

200 - application/json

Successful response

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data
object