Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments File Uploads API

Upload files such as dispute evidence.

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POST /files Upload a File #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shift4 Payments File Uploads API
  description: The Shift4 Payments API enables merchants and platforms to accept and manage payments, including one-time charges, refunds, customers, cards, tokenization, subscriptions, plans, payment methods, payment links, checkout sessions, fraud warnings, blacklist rules, disputes, file uploads, payouts, webhook endpoints, and events.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Shift4 Developer Support
    email: devsupport@shift4.com
    url: https://dev.shift4.com
  license:
    name: Documentation
    url: https://dev.shift4.com/docs
servers:
- url: https://api.shift4.com
  description: Production
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: File Uploads
  description: Upload files such as dispute evidence.
paths:
  /files:
    post:
      tags:
      - File Uploads
      summary: Upload a File
      operationId: uploadFile
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                purpose:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - dispute_evidence
                  - identity_document
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File uploaded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileUpload'
components:
  schemas:
    FileUpload:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        created:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        purpose:
          type: string
          enum:
          - DISPUTE_EVIDENCE
          - IDENTITY_DOCUMENT
        size:
          type: integer
        type:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Use your secret API key as the username with an empty password.

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