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

{generate_api_title(/user_uploads:post)}

{generate_api_description(/user_uploads:post)}

Usage examples

{start_tabs}

{tab|python}

{generate_code_example(python)|/user_uploads:post|example}

{generate_code_example(javascript)|/user_uploads:post|example}

{tab|curl}

{generate_code_example(curl)|/user_uploads:post|example}

{end_tabs}

Parameters

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. MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE defaults to 25MB.

Response

{generate_return_values_table|zulip.yaml|/user_uploads:post}

Example response

{generate_code_example|/user_uploads:post|fixture(200)}

{generate_code_example|/user_uploads:post|fixture(400)}