Department of Better Technology Files API

Upload files referenced by response fields.

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POST /form_renderer/file Upload a file #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Screendoor Files API
  description: The Screendoor API from the Department of Better Technology (CityBase Screendoor) lets you programmatically manage online forms, submissions ("responses"), evaluation workflows, statuses, labels, and assignments. Screendoor is used by government agencies and organizations to build paperless forms and manage intake, review, and approval processes. All endpoints are relative to the base URL and authenticated with an API key passed as the `api_key` URL parameter.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: Department of Better Technology (CityBase)
    url: https://help.dobt.co/
  x-api-version-header: 'Api-Version: 1'
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-07-18'
    method: generated
    source: https://dobtco.github.io/screendoor-api-docs/
servers:
- url: https://screendoor.dobt.co/api
  description: Screendoor production API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Files
  description: Upload files referenced by response fields.
paths:
  /form_renderer/file:
    post:
      operationId: uploadFile
      summary: Upload a file
      description: Uploads a file to be referenced by a File-type response field.
      tags:
      - Files
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - response_field_id
              - file
              properties:
                response_field_id:
                  type: integer
                  description: The id of the File response field.
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The uploaded file reference.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: integer
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: object
          description: Map of field name to an array of validation messages.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
  responses:
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: The request was well-formed but failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: Your Screendoor API key, obtained in Screendoor under Settings -> API Keys, passed as the `api_key` URL parameter on every request.