Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI Files API

The Files API from Moonshot AI — 3 operation(s) for files.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

POST /v1/files Upload File #
GET /v1/files List Files #
GET /v1/files/{file_id} Get File Information #
DELETE /v1/files/{file_id} Delete File #
GET /v1/files/{file_id}/content Get File Content #

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/moonshot-ai/refs/heads/main/openapi/moonshot-ai-files-api-openapi.yml
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Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/moonshot-ai/refs/heads/main/json-schema/moonshot-ai-file-object-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/moonshot-ai/refs/heads/main/json-schema/moonshot-ai-file-delete-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/moonshot-ai/refs/heads/main/json-schema/moonshot-ai-file-list-response-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

moonshot-ai-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Moonshot AI Files API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API for Moonshot AI / Kimi large language model services
servers:
- url: https://api.moonshot.ai
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Files
paths:
  /v1/files:
    post:
      summary: Upload File
      description: Uploads a file for extraction, image understanding, or video understanding.
      tags:
      - Files
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: The file to upload
                purpose:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - file-extract
                  - image
                  - video
                  - batch
                  description: 'Specifies how the uploaded file will be processed. file-extract: extract file contents; image: upload images for vision understanding; video: upload videos for video understanding; batch: upload JSONL files for batch processing'
              required:
              - file
              - purpose
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Uploaded file metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileObject'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid upload parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      operationId: postV1Files
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    get:
      summary: List Files
      description: Lists all files uploaded by the current user.
      tags:
      - Files
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of uploaded files
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      operationId: getV1Files
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v1/files/{file_id}:
    get:
      summary: Get File Information
      description: Retrieves metadata for a specific uploaded file.
      tags:
      - Files
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The file identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileObject'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: File not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      operationId: getV1FilesByFileId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      summary: Delete File
      description: Deletes a previously uploaded file.
      tags:
      - Files
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The file identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deletion result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileDeleteResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: File not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      operationId: deleteV1FilesByFileId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /v1/files/{file_id}/content:
    get:
      summary: Get File Content
      description: Retrieves extracted text content for files uploaded with purpose `file-extract`.
      tags:
      - Files
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The file identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Extracted file content
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: Extracted file content as plain text
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: File not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      operationId: getV1FilesByFileIdContent
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    FileDeleteResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Deleted file identifier
        object:
          type: string
          example: file
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the file was deleted successfully
      required:
      - id
      - object
      - deleted
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              description: Error message describing what went wrong
            type:
              type: string
              description: Error type
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code
          required:
          - message
      required:
      - error
    FileListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          example: list
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileObject'
      required:
      - object
      - data
    FileObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique file identifier
        object:
          type: string
          description: Object type
          example: file
        bytes:
          type: integer
          description: File size in bytes
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp when the file was created
        filename:
          type: string
          description: Original file name
        purpose:
          type: string
          description: 'Purpose used when uploading the file. file-extract: extract file contents; image: upload images for vision understanding; video: upload videos for video understanding; batch: upload JSONL files for batch processing'
          enum:
          - file-extract
          - image
          - video
          - batch
        status:
          type: string
          description: Processing status of the file
          example: ready
        status_details:
          type: string
          description: Additional status details when processing fails or returns warnings
      required:
      - id
      - object
      - bytes
      - created_at
      - filename
      - purpose
      - status
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an MOONSHOT_API_KEY as the token. This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the [API keys page](https://platform.kimi.ai/console/api-keys) in your dashboard.