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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Pinata Files API
description: Pinata is an IPFS pinning and dedicated-gateway provider.
version: 3.0.0
contact:
name: Pinata Documentation
url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference
license:
name: Pinata Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.pinata.cloud
description: Pinata core API base URL.
- url: https://uploads.pinata.cloud
description: Pinata uploads base URL (multipart file upload).
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Files
description: Upload, list, and manage pinned files.
paths:
/v3/files:
post:
tags:
- Files
summary: Upload a file
description: 'Uploads a file to Pinata, pinning it to either the public IPFS
network or to private storage depending on the `network` parameter.
This endpoint is served from uploads.pinata.cloud.'
operationId: uploadFile
servers:
- url: https://uploads.pinata.cloud
requestBody:
required: true
content:
multipart/form-data:
schema:
type: object
required:
- file
- network
properties:
file:
type: string
format: binary
network:
type: string
enum:
- public
- private
name:
type: string
description: Optional name for the file.
group_id:
type: string
description: Optional group identifier to associate the file with.
keyvalues:
type: string
description: Optional JSON-encoded metadata.
responses:
'200':
description: File uploaded.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResponse'
'401':
description: Missing or invalid Bearer token.
/v3/files/{network}:
parameters:
- in: path
name: network
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- public
- private
get:
tags:
- Files
summary: List files on a network
description: 'Returns a paginated list of files pinned on the specified Pinata
network ("public" or "private").'
operationId: listFiles
servers:
- url: https://api.pinata.cloud
parameters:
- in: query
name: limit
schema:
type: integer
default: 10
- in: query
name: pageToken
schema:
type: string
- in: query
name: name
schema:
type: string
- in: query
name: cid
schema:
type: string
- in: query
name: group
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: A page of files.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/FileList'
/v3/files/{network}/{id}:
parameters:
- in: path
name: network
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- public
- private
- in: path
name: id
required: true
schema:
type: string
get:
tags:
- Files
summary: Get a file by ID
operationId: getFileById
servers:
- url: https://api.pinata.cloud
responses:
'200':
description: File metadata.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
'404':
description: File not found.
delete:
tags:
- Files
summary: Delete a file by ID
operationId: deleteFileById
servers:
- url: https://api.pinata.cloud
responses:
'200':
description: File deleted.
components:
schemas:
FileList:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: object
properties:
files:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
next_page_token:
type: string
nullable: true
UploadResponse:
type: object
properties:
data:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
File:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
name:
type: string
cid:
type: string
size:
type: integer
mime_type:
type: string
number_of_files:
type: integer
group_id:
type: string
nullable: true
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
keyvalues:
type: object
additionalProperties: true
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
description: Pinata JWT issued from the Pinata dashboard.
externalDocs:
description: Pinata API reference
url: https://docs.pinata.cloud/api-reference