zulip/templates/zerver/api/upload-file.md

44 lines
859 B
Markdown

# Upload a file
{generate_api_description(/user_uploads:post)}
## Usage examples
{start_tabs}
{tab|python}
{generate_code_example(python)|/user_uploads:post|example}
{tab|curl}
{generate_code_example(curl)|/user_uploads:post|example}
{end_tabs}
## Arguments
As described above, the file to upload must be provided in the
request's body.
## Maximum file size
The maximum file size for uploads can be configured by the
administrator of the Zulip server by setting `MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE`
in the [server's settings][1]. `MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE` defaults
to 25MB.
[1]: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/subsystems/settings.html#server-settings
## Response
#### Return values
* `uri`: The URI of the uploaded file.
#### Example response
A typical successful JSON response may look like:
{generate_code_example|/user_uploads:post|fixture(200)}