> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.whop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create file

> Create a new file record and receive a presigned URL for uploading content to S3.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/whopsdk/openapi.documented.yml post /files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Whop API
  description: >-
    The Whop REST API. Please see
    https://docs.whop.com/developer/api/getting-started for more details.
  termsOfService: https://whop.com/tos-developer-api/
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.whop.com/api/v1
    description: Production Whop API
security: []
tags:
  - name: Products
    description: Products
  - name: Plans
    description: Plans
  - name: Payments
    description: Payments
  - name: Refunds
    description: Refunds
  - name: Disputes
    description: Disputes
  - name: Dispute alerts
    description: Dispute alerts
  - name: Resolution center cases
    description: Resolution center cases
  - name: Checkout configurations
    description: Checkout configurations
  - name: Setup intents
    description: Setup intents
  - name: Payment methods
    description: Payment methods
  - name: Invoices
    description: Invoices
  - name: Promo codes
    description: Promo codes
  - name: Card transactions
    description: Card transactions
  - name: Ledger accounts
    description: Ledger accounts
  - name: Transfers
    description: Transfers
  - name: Withdrawals
    description: Withdrawals
  - name: Payout methods
    description: Payout methods
  - name: Verifications
    description: Verifications
  - name: Payout accounts
    description: Payout accounts
  - name: Topups
    description: Topups
  - name: Users
    description: Users
  - name: Companies
    description: Companies
  - name: Authorized users
    description: Authorized users
  - name: Fee markups
    description: Fee markups
  - name: Members
    description: Members
  - name: Memberships
    description: Memberships
  - name: Leads
    description: Leads
  - name: Entries
    description: Entries
  - name: Shipments
    description: Shipments
  - name: Reviews
    description: Reviews
  - name: Company token transactions
    description: Company token transactions
  - name: Affiliates
    description: Affiliates
  - name: Experiences
    description: Experiences
  - name: Forums
    description: Forums
  - name: Forum posts
    description: Forum posts
  - name: Chat channels
    description: Chat channels
  - name: Support channels
    description: Support channels
  - name: Messages
    description: Messages
  - name: Reactions
    description: Reactions
  - name: Dm members
    description: Dm members
  - name: Dm channels
    description: Dm channels
  - name: Notifications
    description: Notifications
  - name: Courses
    description: Courses
  - name: Course chapters
    description: Course chapters
  - name: Course lessons
    description: Course lessons
  - name: Course students
    description: Course students
  - name: Course lesson interactions
    description: Course lesson interactions
  - name: Apps
    description: Apps
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Webhooks
  - name: App builds
    description: App builds
  - name: Access tokens
    description: Access tokens
  - name: Account links
    description: Account links
  - name: Files
    description: Files
  - name: Ai chats
    description: Ai chats
  - name: Bounties
    description: Bounties
  - name: Stats
    description: Stats
  - name: Ad campaigns
    description: Ad campaigns
  - name: Ad groups
    description: Ad groups
  - name: Ads
    description: Ads
  - name: Conversions
    description: Conversions
paths:
  /files:
    post:
      tags:
        - Files
      summary: Create file
      description: >-
        Create a new file record and receive a presigned URL for uploading
        content to S3.
      operationId: createFile
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                filename:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The name of the file including its extension (e.g.,
                    "photo.png" or "document.pdf").
                visibility:
                  oneOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileVisibility'
                    - type: 'null'
                  description: >-
                    Controls whether the file is publicly accessible via CDN or
                    requires authentication. Defaults to public.
              required:
                - filename
              description: Parameters for CreateFile
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: The unique identifier for the file.
                    example: file_xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                  upload_status:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadStatuses'
                    description: >-
                      The current upload status of the file (e.g., pending,
                      ready).
                  filename:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      The original filename of the uploaded file, including its
                      file extension.
                    example: document.pdf
                  content_type:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      The MIME type of the uploaded file (e.g., image/jpeg,
                      video/mp4, audio/mpeg).
                    example: image/jpeg
                  size:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      The file size in bytes. Null if the file has not finished
                      uploading.
                    example: '123.45'
                  url:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      The URL for accessing the file. For public files, this is
                      a permanent CDN URL. For private files, this is a signed
                      URL that expires. Null if the file has not finished
                      uploading.
                  visibility:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileVisibility'
                    description: >-
                      Whether the file is publicly accessible or requires
                      authentication.
                  upload_url:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    description: >-
                      The presigned URL to upload the file contents to. Only
                      present in the response from the create mutation.
                    example: https://media.whop.com/uploads/presigned
                  upload_headers:
                    type:
                      - object
                      - 'null'
                    additionalProperties: true
                    description: >-
                      Headers to include in the upload request. Only present in
                      the response from the create mutation.
                required:
                  - id
                  - upload_status
                  - filename
                  - content_type
                  - size
                  - url
                  - visibility
                  - upload_url
                  - upload_headers
                description: A file that has been uploaded or is pending upload.
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error:
                  type: invalid_request_error
                  code: parameter_missing
                  message: 'Missing required parameter: amount.'
                  param: amount
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error:
                  type: unauthorized
                  message: Invalid or missing API key
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error:
                  type: forbidden
                  message: You do not have permission to access this resource
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error:
                  type: not_found
                  message: Resource not found
        '422':
          description: Verification required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error: null
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
                      code:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: >-
                          A short string indicating the specific error code,
                          e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid',
                          'invalid_json'
                      param:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                        description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
                    required:
                      - type
                      - message
                required:
                  - error
              example:
                error:
                  type: internal_server_error
                  message: An unexpected error occurred
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Whop from '@whop/sdk';

            const client = new Whop({
              apiKey: process.env['WHOP_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            const file = await client.files.create({ filename: 'filename' });

            console.log(file.id);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from whop_sdk import Whop

            client = Whop(
                api_key=os.environ.get("WHOP_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            file = client.files.create(
                filename="filename",
            )
            print(file.id)
        - lang: Ruby
          source: |-
            require "whop_sdk"

            whop = WhopSDK::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

            file = whop.files.create(filename: "filename")

            puts(file)
components:
  schemas:
    FileVisibility:
      type: string
      enum:
        - public
        - private
      description: >-
        Controls whether an uploaded file is publicly accessible or requires
        authentication to access.
    UploadStatuses:
      type: string
      enum:
        - pending
        - processing
        - ready
        - failed
      description: The upload status of a file
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      description: >-
        A company API key, company scoped JWT, app API key, or user OAuth token.
        You must prepend your key/token with the word 'Bearer', which will look
        like `Bearer ***************************`
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: auth-scheme

````