[DEPRECATED] Create File
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-prod.extend.app/files \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "url": "<string>",
  "rawText": "<string>",
  "mediaType": "<string>"
}'
{
  "success": true,
  "file": {
    "object": "file",
    "id": "file_1234",
    "name": "example_file",
    "type": "PDF",
    "contents": {
      "rawText": "This is the raw text content of the file..."
    },
    "metadata": {"pageCount": 10},
    "presignedUrl": "https://s3.example.com/file_1234.pdf",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Deprecation Notice: This endpoint is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use the /upload endpoint instead.

Creating a new File is a prerequisite for using that file with the evaluation sets API.

This endpoint will pre-process the contents of the file, and store it in the Extend platform for use in evaluation sets. For files that require pre-processing (e.g. pdfs, images, etc.) this endpoint can take up to 30 seconds to complete.

Supported file types can be found here.

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Body

​
name
string

The name of the file.

​
url
string

A pre signed URL for the file.

​
rawText
string

The raw text content of the file.

​
mediaType
string

The media type of the file. (e.g. application/pdf). Will be inferred if not provided.

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Response

​
success
boolean

A true or false value for whether the file was processed successfully or not.

​
file
File

A File object representing the newly created file. See the File object for more details.

{
  "success": true,
  "file": {
    "object": "file",
    "id": "file_1234",
    "name": "example_file",
    "type": "PDF",
    "contents": {
      "rawText": "This is the raw text content of the file..."
    },
    "metadata": {"pageCount": 10},
    "presignedUrl": "https://s3.example.com/file_1234.pdf",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}