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Uploads

Use Uploads to upload large files in multiple parts.

Cancel upload
POST/uploads/{upload_id}/cancel
Complete upload
POST/uploads/{upload_id}/complete
Create upload
POST/uploads
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Upload object { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }

The Upload object can accept byte chunks in the form of Parts.

id: string

The Upload unique identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

bytes: number

The intended number of bytes to be uploaded.

created_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the Upload was created.

formatunixtime
expires_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the Upload will expire.

formatunixtime
filename: string

The name of the file to be uploaded.

purpose: string

The intended purpose of the file. Please refer here for acceptable values.

status: "pending" or "completed" or "cancelled" or "expired"

The status of the Upload.

One of the following:
"pending"
"completed"
"cancelled"
"expired"
file: optional FileObject { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more } or null

The File object represents a document that has been uploaded to OpenAI.

object: optional "upload"

The object type, which is always “upload”.

UploadsParts

Use Uploads to upload large files in multiple parts.

Add upload part
POST/uploads/{upload_id}/parts
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UploadPart object { id, created_at, object, upload_id }

The upload Part represents a chunk of bytes we can add to an Upload object.

id: string

The upload Part unique identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the Part was created.

formatunixtime
object: "upload.part"

The object type, which is always upload.part.

upload_id: string

The ID of the Upload object that this Part was added to.