BTCPay Server Files API

File operations

Operations 4

GET /api/v1/files Get all files #
POST /api/v1/files Uploads a file #
GET /api/v1/files/{fileId} Get file #
DELETE /api/v1/files/{fileId} Delete file #

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OpenAPI Specification

btcpay-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BTCPay Greenfield Files API
  version: v1
  description: '# Introduction


    The BTCPay Server Greenfield API is a REST API.'
  contact:
    name: BTCPay Server
    url: https://btcpayserver.org
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://{btcpay-host}
  description: Your BTCPay Server instance
  variables:
    btcpay-host:
      default: mainnet.demo.btcpayserver.org
      description: The hostname of your BTCPay Server instance
security:
- API_Key: []
  Basic: []
tags:
- name: Files
  description: File operations
paths:
  /api/v1/files:
    get:
      operationId: Files_GetFiles
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Get all files
      description: Load all files that exist.
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Files found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData'
        '401':
          description: Missing authorization for loading the files
      security:
      - API_Key:
        - btcpay.server.canmodifyserversettings
        Basic: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Uploads a file
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  description: The profile picture
                  format: binary
      operationId: Files_UploadFile
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Uploads a file
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData'
        '415':
          description: The upload did not work
      security:
      - API_Key:
        - btcpay.server.canmodifyserversettings
        Basic: []
  /api/v1/files/{fileId}:
    get:
      operationId: Files_GetFile
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Get file
      description: View information about the specified file
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The file information to fetch
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData'
        '401':
          description: Missing authorization for loading the file
      security:
      - API_Key:
        - btcpay.server.canmodifyserversettings
        Basic: []
    delete:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Delete file
      description: Deletes the file
      operationId: Files_DeleteFile
      parameters:
      - name: fileId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The file to delete
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File deleted successfully
        '404':
          description: The file could not be found
      security:
      - API_Key:
        - btcpay.server.canmodifyserversettings
        Basic: []
components:
  schemas:
    FileData:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The id of the file
        userId:
          type: string
          description: The id of the user that uploaded the file
        uri:
          type: string
          description: The internal URI of the file
        url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The full URL of the file
        originalName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The original name of the file
        storageName:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The storage name of the file
        created:
          type:
          - number
          - 'null'
          description: The creation date of the file as a unix timestamp
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnixTimestamp'
    UnixTimestamp:
      type: number
      format: int32
      example: 1592312018
      description: A unix timestamp in seconds
  securitySchemes:
    API_Key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'BTCPay Server API key. Format: ''token {apiKey}'''
    Basic:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication with email and password
externalDocs:
  description: Check out our examples on how to use the API
  url: https://docs.btcpayserver.org/Development/GreenFieldExample/