---
title: "Create uploaded patient attachment"
method: POST
path: "/patient_attachments"
tags: ["Patient Attachment"]
---

# Create uploaded patient attachment

`POST /patient_attachments`

To create a patient attachment, you must first [generate a presigned URL](/guides/uploading_patient_attachments/), upload your file to that URL, and then supply that URL and response key in the `upload_url` request body parameter.

## Request body

- object
  - `patient_id` string, int64 — patient id
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `upload_url` string, uri — Must be a presigned URL returned by the [presigned URL upload process](/guides/uploading_patient_attachments/)
  - `filename` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Resource was created

- UploadedPatientAttachment
  - `archived_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `content` object, nullable
    - `links` object
      - `self` string, uri
  - `content_type` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `filename` string, nullable
  - `id` string, int64
  - `links` object
    - `self` string, uri
  - `patient` object
    - `links` object
      - `self` string, uri
  - `pinned_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `processed_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `processing_completed` boolean, nullable
  - `size` string, int64, nullable
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `user` object
    - `links` object
      - `self` string, uri

## Other responses

- `422` — Resource could not be saved due to validation errors

---

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