---
title: "POST /documents/v1"
method: POST
path: "/documents/v1"
tags: ["Documents"]
---

# POST /documents/v1

`POST /documents/v1`

## Request body

- S12DocumentsV1CreateFileRequest
  - `path` string[] — An array of folder names that defines the path where the file will be stored. The `path` is relative to the `parent_id` if it is provided. If not, it starts from the root folder. The API will automatically create any folders in the path that don’t exist. Each folder name must be 1-255 characters and exclude invalid characters.
  - `name` string — The name of the file. Must be between 1-255 characters and exclude invalid characters.
  - `file_type` 'MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_PDF' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_DOCX' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_XLSX' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_PPTX' | 'MEDIA_TYPE_CSV' — - MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE: An image file (GIF, JPG, PNG, WEBP). - MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO: A video file (MP4, MOV). - MEDIA_TYPE_PDF: A PDF document. - MEDIA_TYPE_DOCX: A Microsoft Word document (DOCX, DOC). - MEDIA_TYPE_XLSX: A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (XLSX, XLS). - MEDIA_TYPE_PPTX: A Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (PPTX, PPT). - MEDIA_TYPE_CSV: A CSV file.
  - `file_size` integer — The size of the file in bytes. Must not exceed 50MB. This field is required if `file_type` is provided.
  - `parent_id` string — The ID of the folder where the file should be stored. Any folders defined in the `path` will be created inside the parent folder. If you don’t provide a parent_id, the file will be stored in the root folder. To get the `parent_id`, open the folder in the SafetyCulture web app and copy the last part of the URL. For example, in this link `https://app.safetyculture.com/documents/9dd76834-65ef-41d3-815c-964df32450e4`, the parent ID is `9dd76834-65ef-41d3-815c-964df32450e4`.

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- S12DocumentsV1CreateFileResponse
  - `file_id` string — The ID of the file that was created.
  - `upload_url` string — The URL where you must upload the file’s binary content. It is valid for 20 minutes.
  - `path` string — If provided, the full folder path where the file was stored.
  - `name` string — The name of the created file.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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