LlamaCloud

LlamaCloud Documents API

Files and pipeline documents.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: LlamaCloud Documents API
  description: REST API for the LlamaCloud managed document platform from LlamaIndex, covering LlamaParse document parsing, managed ingestion pipelines and indexes, document and file management, retrieval, and LlamaExtract structured extraction. All endpoints are authenticated with a Bearer API key.
  termsOfService: https://www.llamaindex.ai/terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: LlamaIndex Support
    email: support@llamaindex.ai
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1
  description: LlamaCloud v1 API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Documents
  description: Files and pipeline documents.
paths:
  /files:
    post:
      operationId: uploadFile
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Upload a file
      description: Uploads a file to LlamaCloud for use in pipelines or extraction.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                upload_file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File uploaded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    get:
      operationId: listFiles
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: List files
      parameters:
      - name: project_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of files.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /pipelines/{pipeline_id}/documents:
    post:
      operationId: createPipelineDocuments
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Add documents to a pipeline
      description: Adds raw documents directly to a pipeline's managed index.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PipelineId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Documents added.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    get:
      operationId: listPipelineDocuments
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: List pipeline documents
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PipelineId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of documents in the pipeline.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Document:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        text:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
    File:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        file_size:
          type: integer
        file_type:
          type: string
        project_id:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  parameters:
    PipelineId:
      name: pipeline_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: LlamaCloud API key sent as a Bearer token.