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

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# Upload a file
Upload a single file and get the corresponding URI.
`POST {{ api_url}}/v1/user_uploads`
## Usage examples
<div class="code-section" markdown="1">
<ul class="nav">
<li data-language="python">Python</li>
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<div data-language="python" markdown="1">
{generate_code_example(python)|upload-file|example}
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</div>
## Arguments
{generate_api_arguments_table|arguments.json|upload-file.md}
## 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|upload-file|fixture}