# Collate Files API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-files-api/  
**Provider:** Collate — https://apis.io/providers/collate/  
**Base URL:** https://sandbox.open-metadata.org/api/v1  
**Documentation:** https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/api-reference

Collate Files API is one of 107 APIs that [Collate](https://apis.io/providers/collate/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include File. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

A `File` is a document or resource stored in a Drive Service.

## Operations (25)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/followers` | Add a follower |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/sampleData` | Get sample data |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/sampleData` | Add sample data |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/sampleData` | Delete sample data |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/bulk` | Bulk create or update files |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files` | List files |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files` | Create or update a file |
| POST | `/v1/drives/files` | Create a file |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/name/{fqn}` | Get a file by fully qualified name |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/name/{fqn}` | Delete a file by fully qualified name |
| PATCH | `/v1/drives/files/name/{fqn}` | Update a file by name |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/{id}` | Get a file by Id |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/{id}` | Delete a file by Id |
| PATCH | `/v1/drives/files/{id}` | Update a file |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/async/{id}` | Asynchronously delete a file by Id |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/followers/{userId}` | Remove a follower |
| DELETE | `/v1/drives/files/deleteStale` | Delete stale files within a scope |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/context` | Get the AI context for an entity by id |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/name/{fqn}/context` | Get the AI context for an entity by fully qualified name |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/versions/{version}` | Get a specific version of the file |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/history` | List all entity versions within a time range |
| GET | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/versions` | List file versions |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/restore` | Restore a soft deleted file by id |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/restore` | Restore a soft deleted file |
| PUT | `/v1/drives/files/{id}/vote` | Update Vote for a file |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/collate/refs/heads/main/openapi/collate-files-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/api-reference
- **APIReference** — https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/api-reference

## Other Collate APIs (12)

- [Collate Activity Stream API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-activity-stream-api/)
- [Collate Agent Executions API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-agent-executions-api/)
- [Collate AI Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-applications-api/)
- [Collate AI Audit Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-audit-reports-api/)
- [Collate AI Context API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-context-api/)
- [Collate AI Framework Controls API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-framework-controls-api/)
- [Collate AI Governance API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-governance-api/)
- [Collate AI Governance Frameworks API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-governance-frameworks-api/)
- [Collate AI Governance Policies API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-ai-governance-policies-api/)
- [Collate Announcements API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-announcements-api/)
- [Collate API Collections API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-api-collections-api/)
- [Collate API Endpoint API](https://apis.io/apis/collate/collate-api-endpoint-api/)

## Tags

File

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