Begin File Upload

Begins a file upload in Files.com.

POST

Query

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Body

Arguments

stringrequired

Path of the file to upload, including file name.

numberrequired

Total file size in bytes.

boolean

Create missing parent folders automatically when true.

Uncommon arguments

number

Specific multipart upload part number to begin.

number

Total number of multipart upload parts.

string

Resume token from a previous begin-upload response.

number

Restart the upload sequence from a given part index.

boolean

Allow Files.com to rename the uploaded file to avoid conflicts.

Try this request

Request

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/filescom/latest/actions/begin-file-upload" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "path": ""
}'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "action": "string",
      "available_parts": 1,
      "expires": "2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z",
      "headers": {},
      "http_method": "string",
      "next_partsize": 1,
      "parallel_parts": true,
      "parameters": {},
      "part_number": 1,
      "partsize": 1,
      "ref": "string",
      "retry_parts": true,
      "send": {},
      "upload_uri": "string"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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