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
{start_tabs}
{tab|python}
{generate_code_example(python)|/user_uploads:post|example}
{end_tabs}
## Arguments
The file to upload must be provided, and it should be placed in the request's
body as `multipart` media type.
## 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)}