Uphold Files API

Files.

Operations 3

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POST /core/files Create a file for upload · Create file #
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“How do I upload a document such as an ID image?”
“Which content type and category do I declare when creating a file?”
Tell an agent
Create a {category} file with content type {contentType}.
Start a file upload in category {category} as {contentType}.
GET /core/files/{fileId} Get an uploaded file · Get file #
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“How do I check the status of a file I uploaded?”
“Can I fetch an uploaded file's record by its id?”
Tell an agent
Get file {fileId}.
Show the status of uploaded file {fileId}.
GET /core/files/settings List file upload settings · List files settings #
Ask an LLM
“What file sizes and formats are accepted for uploads?”
“Are there different upload rules for image files?”
Tell an agent
List file upload settings.
Show upload settings for the {category} category.

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uphold-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 0.1.0
  title: Core Files API
  description: The Core API provides essential building blocks that empower businesses to embed financial services into their applications.
  contact:
    name: Uphold API Team
    email: developers@uphold.com
    url: https://developer.uphold.com
servers:
- url: https://api.enterprise.sandbox.uphold.com
  description: Sandbox
- url: https://api.enterprise.uphold.com
  description: Production
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Files
  description: Files.
paths:
  /core/files:
    post:
      operationId: core.create-file
      summary: Create file
      description: Create a new file.
      tags:
      - Files
      x-uphold:
        security:
          OAuth2:
            subjects:
            - user:business
            - user:individual
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - core.files:create
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-on-behalf-of'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-ip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-agent'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-origin'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-country'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-subdivision'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-city'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/create-file-request-body'
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/create-file-response'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad-request'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/create-file-conflict-response'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/too-many-requests'
  /core/files/{fileId}:
    get:
      operationId: core.get-file
      summary: Get file
      description: Retrieve an existing file by id.
      tags:
      - Files
      x-uphold:
        security:
          OAuth2:
            subjects:
            - user:business
            - user:individual
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - core.files:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/file-id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-on-behalf-of'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-ip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-agent'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-origin'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-country'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-subdivision'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-city'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/get-file-response'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/bad-request'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/get-file-not-found-response'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/too-many-requests'
  /core/files/settings:
    get:
      operationId: core.list-files-settings
      summary: List files settings
      description: List files upload settings.
      tags:
      - Files
      x-uphold:
        security:
          OAuth2:
            subjects:
            - client
            - user:business
            - user:individual
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - core.files:read
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/list-files-settings-file-category-filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-ip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-agent'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-origin'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-country'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-subdivision'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/x-uphold-user-city'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/get-files-settings-response'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/too-many-requests'
components:
  requestBodies:
    create-file-request-body:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              category:
                description: The category of the file.
                type: string
                enum:
                - document
                - image
                - video
              contentType:
                description: The content type of the file.
                type: string
                maxLength: 100
              metadata:
                description: Additional data for the file.
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/metadata'
            required:
            - category
            - contentType
          examples:
            Create File:
              value:
                category: image
                contentType: image/png
                metadata:
                  externalId: 123
  parameters:
    x-on-behalf-of:
      name: X-On-Behalf-Of
      description: The subject on whose behalf the operation is being performed.
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^(user|client)\s[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-f]{3}-[089ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$
      examples:
        User Identifier:
          value: user cd21b26d-35d2-408a-9201-b8fdbef7a604
        Client Identifier:
          value: client 3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6
    list-files-settings-file-category-filter:
      name: category
      in: query
      description: Filter settings by file category (e.g., image).
      explode: false
      schema:
        type: array
        maxItems: 3
        uniqueItems: true
        items:
          type: string
          enum:
          - document
          - image
          - video
      examples:
        Filter by Image:
          value:
          - image
    x-uphold-user-subdivision:
      name: X-Uphold-User-Subdivision
      description: Contains the code of the subdivision of the end user that is requesting the operation.
      in: header
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/subdivision-code-for-request'
      examples:
        User Subdivision:
          value: US-CA
    x-uphold-user-ip:
      name: X-Uphold-User-Ip
      description: Contains the IP of the end user that is requesting the operation.
      in: header
      schema:
        oneOf:
        - title: IPv4
          type: string
          format: ipv4
        - title: IPv6
          type: string
          format: ipv6
      examples:
        User Ip:
          value: 47.174.97.164
    file-id:
      name: fileId
      description: The file id.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
      examples:
        File ID:
          value: 38cce774-b225-41ed-a9fd-f9c9777a13de
    x-uphold-user-country:
      name: X-Uphold-User-Country
      description: Contains the code of the country of the end user that is requesting the operation.
      in: header
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/country-code-for-request'
      examples:
        User Country:
          value: US
    x-uphold-user-city:
      name: X-Uphold-User-City
      description: Contains the name of the city of the end user that is requesting the operation.
      in: header
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/string-no-edge-spaces'
      examples:
        User City:
          value: San Francisco
    x-uphold-user-agent:
      name: X-Uphold-User-Agent
      description: Contains the user agent of the end user that is requesting the operation.
      in: header
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/string-no-edge-spaces'
      examples:
        User Agent:
          value: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/58.0.3029.110 Safari/537.36
    x-uphold-user-origin:
      name: X-Uphold-User-Origin
      description: Contains the origin of the request made by the end user.
      in: header
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/string-no-edge-spaces'
      examples:
        Origin:
          value: https://uphold.com
  responses:
    get-files-settings-response:
      description: File settings retrieved.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              settings:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/files-settings'
            required:
            - settings
          examples:
            Settings List Retrieved:
              value:
                settings:
                  document:
                    allowedContentTypes:
                    - application/pdf
                    - image/jpeg
                    - image/png
                    maxFileSize: 25000000
                    minFileSize: 1
                    expiresIn: 900
                  image:
                    allowedContentTypes:
                    - image/jpeg
                    - image/png
                    maxFileSize: 15000000
                    minFileSize: 1
                    expiresIn: 900
                  video:
                    allowedContentTypes:
                    - video/mp4
                    - video/mpeg
                    maxFileSize: 100000000
                    minFileSize: 1
                    expiresIn: 900
            Image Settings Retrieved:
              value:
                settings:
                  image:
                    allowedContentTypes:
                    - image/jpeg
                    - image/png
                    maxFileSize: 15000000
                    minFileSize: 1
                    expiresIn: 900
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    bad-request:
      description: Bad Request.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            Invalid Request:
              value:
                code: request_invalid
                message: The request has missing or invalid parameters
                details:
                  context: <context>
                  violations:
                  - property: <property>
                    rule: required
                  - property: <property>
                    rule: type
                    ruleParams:
                      type: string
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    forbidden:
      description: Forbidden.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            Token Insufficient Scopes:
              value:
                code: token_insufficient_scopes
                message: Authorization failed due to insufficient scopes
                details:
                  security:
                  - scheme: OAuth
                    schemeScopes:
                    - required:scope_1
                    - required:scope_2
                    tokenScopes:
                    - token:scope
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    create-file-response:
      description: File created.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              file:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/file-for-upload'
              errors:
                description: Additional contextual errors that occurred while processing the request.
                type: object
                properties:
                  metadata:
                    allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
                    - description: Error related to metadata processing.
            required:
            - file
          examples:
            File Created:
              value:
                file:
                  id: 38cce774-b225-41ed-a9fd-f9c9777a13de
                  status: pending
                  category: image
                  contentType: image/png
                  upload:
                    url: https://example.com/upload
                    formData:
                      X-Amz-Algorithm: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
                      X-Amz-Credential: ASIE4FQORBNQHNQD5CG6/20240801/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request
                      X-Amz-Date: 20240801T102500Z
                      X-Amz-Security-Token: IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIv//////////...JBr6h2HkzH/aFSArQcs=
                      X-Amz-Signature: b4da8cf1a59327988a8108c965a4789fc8ba2d20f5bffda076106b2b254def29
                      Key: 4c13b6f5-987e-43df-bc12-042b58307a80
                      Policy: eyJjb25kaXRpb25zIjpbeyJidWN...TA6MjU6MDAuMjAyWiJ9
                    expiresAt: '2024-03-13T20:20:39.000Z'
            File Created With Metadata Error:
              value:
                file:
                  id: 38cce774-b225-41ed-a9fd-f9c9777a13de
                  status: pending
                  category: image
                  contentType: image/png
                  upload:
                    url: https://example.com/upload
                    formData:
                      X-Amz-Algorithm: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
                      X-Amz-Credential: ASIE4FQORBNQHNQD5CG6/20240801/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request
                      X-Amz-Date: 20240801T102500Z
                      X-Amz-Security-Token: IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIv//////////...JBr6h2HkzH/aFSArQcs=
                      X-Amz-Signature: b4da8cf1a59327988a8108c965a4789fc8ba2d20f5bffda076106b2b254def29
                      Key: 4c13b6f5-987e-43df-bc12-042b58307a80
                      Policy: eyJjb25kaXRpb25zIjpbeyJidWN...TA6MjU6MDAuMjAyWiJ9
                    expiresAt: '2024-03-13T20:20:39.000Z'
                errors:
                  metadata:
                    code: content_too_large
                    message: The entity metadata size is greater than maximum size limit
                    details:
                      threshold:
                        unit: characters
                        limit: 1024
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    get-file-response:
      description: File retrieved.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              file:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/file'
            required:
            - file
          examples:
            File Retrieved:
              value:
                file:
                  id: 38cce774-b225-41ed-a9fd-f9c9777a13de
                  status: uploaded
                  category: image
                  contentType: image/png
                  download:
                    url: https://example.com/download
                    expiresAt: '2024-03-13T20:20:39.000Z'
            Pending File Retrieved:
              value:
                file:
                  id: a4e71e7d-83f3-493e-ac0e-d84618ad394a
                  status: pending
                  category: image
                  contentType: image/png
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    create-file-conflict-response:
      description: Business logic error.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            File Content Type Not Allowed:
              value:
                code: file_content_type_not_allowed
                message: The file content type is not allowed for the specified category
            Max Files Limit Exceeded:
              value:
                code: max_files_limit_exceeded
                message: The maximum number of allowed files has been exceeded
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    get-file-not-found-response:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            File Not Found:
              value:
                code: entity_not_found
                message: The file cannot be found
                details:
                  entity: file
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
    too-many-requests:
      description: Too Many Requests.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: The number of seconds to wait before making a new request.
          schema:
            type: integer
            format: int32
          examples:
            Retry After:
              value: 60
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            Too Many Requests:
              value:
                code: too_many_requests
                message: Try again later
    unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
          examples:
            Token Expired:
              value:
                code: token_expired
                message: The access token has expired
            Token Invalid:
              value:
                code: token_invalid
                message: The access token is invalid
            Token Revoked:
              value:
                code: token_revoked
                message: The access token has been revoked
      headers:
        x-uphold-request-id:
          description: A unique identifier for the request that can be shared with Uphold for troubleshooting purposes.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          examples:
            Request ID:
              value: 9092ee4d-f0fb-42e9-8787-b668dbcec531
  schemas:
    files-settings:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        title: File category settings
        type: object
        properties:
          allowedContentTypes:
            description: The allowed content types.
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          minFileSize:
            description: The minimum file size in bytes.
            type: integer
            format: int64
          maxFileSize:
            description: The maximum file size in bytes.
            type: integer
            format: int64
          expiresIn:
            description: The expiration time in seconds.
            type: integer
            format: int64
        required:
        - allowedContentTypes
        - minFileSize
        - maxFileSize
        - expiresIn
    metadata:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      minProperties: 1
    subdivision-code-for-request:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}-[A-Z0-9]{1,3}$
    file-base:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: The id of the file.
          type: string
          format: uuid
        status:
          description: The status of the file.
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - uploaded
        category:
          description: The category of the file.
          type: string
        contentType:
          description: The content type of the file.
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      - status
      - category
      - contentType
    country-code-for-request:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
    file:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/file-base'
      - type: object
        properties:
          download:
            description: The download information of the file.
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                description: The pre-signed URL to download the file.
                type: string
                format: uri
              expiresAt:
                description: The date and time when the download URL expires.
                type: string
                format: date-time
            required:
            - url
            - expiresAt
    file-for-upload:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/file-base'
      - type: object
        properties:
          upload:
            description: The upload information of the file.
            type: object
            properties:
              url:
                description: The pre-signed URL to upload the file to.
                type: string
                format: uri
              formData:
                description: The form data to include when uploading the file.
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  type: string
              expiresAt:
                description: The date and time when the upload URL expires.
                type: string
                format: date-time
            required:
            - url
            - formData
            - expiresAt
        required:
        - upload
    error:
      description: The error information.
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/feedback'
    string-no-edge-spaces:
      type: string
      pattern: ^\S.*\S$|^\S$
    feedback:
      description: A feedback message with a code and human-readable description.
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          description: A short string with a brief explanation about the code reported.
          type: string
        message:
          description: A human-readable message providing more details.
          type: string
        details:
          description: Additional information about the feedback reported.
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - code
      - message
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /core/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            core.users:act-on-behalf-of: Grants access to act on behalf of a user
            core.users:create: Grants access to create users
            core.users:read: Grants access to view users
            core.users:delete: Grants access to delete users
            core.users.metadata:read: Grants access to view user metadata
            core.users.metadata:write: Grants access to modify user metadata
            core.kyc:read: Grants access to view KYC processes
            core.kyc.profile:update: Grants access to update profile KYC process
            core.kyc.address:update: Grants access to update address KYC process
            core.kyc.email:update: Grants access to update email KYC process
            core.kyc.phone:update: Grants access to update phone KYC process
            core.kyc.identity:update: Grants access to update identity KYC process
            core.kyc.proof-of-address:update: Grants access to update proof-of-address KYC process
            core.kyc.customer-due-diligence:update: Grants access to update customer due diligence KYC process
            core.kyc.enhanced-due-diligence:update: Grants access to update enhanced due diligence KYC process
            core.kyc.crypto-risk-assessment:update: Grants access to update crypto risk assessment KYC process
            core.kyc.self-categorization-statement:update: Grants access to update self-categorization statement KYC process
            core.kyc.tax-details:update: Grants access to update tax details KYC process
            core.capabilities:read: Grants access to view user capabilities
            core.terms-of-service:read: Grants access to view terms of service
            core.terms-of-service:accept: Grants access to accept terms of service
            core.files:create: Grants access to create files
            core.files:read: Grants access to view files
            core.files.metadata:read: Grants access to view files metadata
            core.files.metadata:write: Grants access to modify files metadata
            core.accounts:create: Grants access to create accounts
            core.accounts:read: Grants access to view accounts
            core.accounts:update: Grants access to update accounts
            core.accounts:archive: Grants access to archive accounts
            core.accounts:deposit-method: Grants access to deposit method needed for depositing into accounts
            core.accounts:use-test-helpers: Grants access to test helpers of accounts
            core.accounts.metadata:read: Grants access to view accounts metadata
            core.accounts.metadata:write: Grants access to modify accounts metadata
            core.assets:use-test-helpers: Grants access to test helpers of assets
            core.external-accounts:create: Grants access to create external accounts
            core.external-accounts:read: Grants access to view external accounts
            core.external-accounts:update: Grants access to update external accounts
            core.external-accounts:delete: Grants access to delete external accounts
            core.external-accounts.metadata:read: Grants access to view external accounts metadata
            core.external-accounts.metadata:write: Grants access to modify external accounts metadata
            core.transactions:create: Grants access to commit quotes
            core.transactions:read: Grants access to view transactions
            core.transactions.metadata:read: Grants access to view transactions metadata
            core.transactions.metadata:write: Grants access to modify transactions metadata
            core.transactions.requests-for-information:read: Grants access to view transactions requests for information
            core.transactions.requests-for-information:update: Grants access to update transactions requests for information
            core.portfolio:read: Grants access to view portfolio overview, performance, and historical balance
            core.statements:read: Grants access to read statements
            core.webhooks:management-link: Grants access to create webhook management links