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Beta

Directories

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Upload File To Directory

client.beta.directories.files.upload(stringdirectoryID, FileUploadParams { upload_file, organization_id, project_id, 4 more } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): FileUploadResponse { id, directory_id, display_name, 8 more }

POST/api/v1/beta/directories/{directory_id}/files/upload

Upload a file and create its directory entry in one call; unique_id / display_name default to values derived from file metadata.

ParametersExpand Collapse

directoryID: string

params: FileUploadParams { upload_file, organization_id, project_id, 4 more }

upload_file: Uploadable

Body param

organization_id?: string | null

Query param

formatuuid

project_id?: string | null

Query param

formatuuid

display_name?: string | null

Body param

external_file_id?: string | null

Body param

metadata?: string | null

Body param: User metadata as a JSON object string.

unique_id?: string | null

Body param

ReturnsExpand Collapse

FileUploadResponse { id, directory_id, display_name, 8 more }

API response schema for a directory file.

id: string

Unique identifier for the directory file.

directory_id: string

Directory the file belongs to.

display_name: string

Display name for the file.

minLength1

project_id: string

Project the directory file belongs to.

unique_id: string

Unique identifier for the file in the directory

minLength1

created_at?: string | null

Creation datetime

formatdate-time

deleted_at?: string | null

Soft delete marker when the file is removed upstream or by user action.

formatdate-time

download_url?: PresignedURL { expires_at, url, form_fields } | null

Schema for a presigned URL.

expires_at: string

The time at which the presigned URL expires

formatdate-time

url: string

A presigned URL for IO operations against a private file

formaturi

minLength1

form_fields?: Record<string, string> | null

Form fields for a presigned POST request

file_id?: string | null

File ID for the storage location.

metadata?: Record<string, string | number | number | 3 more>

Merged metadata from all sources. Higher-priority sources override lower.

One of the following:

string

number

number

boolean

unknown

Array<string>

updated_at?: string | null

Update datetime

formatdate-time

Upload File To Directory

TypeScript

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

Go

Java

CLI Tool

import fs from 'fs';
import LlamaCloud from '@llamaindex/llama-cloud';

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

const response = await client.beta.directories.files.upload('directory_id', {
  upload_file: fs.createReadStream('path/to/file'),
});

console.log(response.id);

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "directory_id": "directory_id",
  "display_name": "x",
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "unique_id": "x",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "download_url": {
    "expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "form_fields": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "file_id": "file_id",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "id": "id",
  "directory_id": "directory_id",
  "display_name": "x",
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "unique_id": "x",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "deleted_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "download_url": {
    "expires_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "form_fields": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "file_id": "file_id",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  },
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}