> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.whop.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create file > Create a new file record and receive a presigned URL for uploading content to S3. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/api-v1-stable.json post /files openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: >- The Whop REST API. Please see https://docs.whop.com/developer/api/getting-started for more details. termsOfService: https://whop.com/tos-developer-api/ title: Whop API version: 1.0.0 x-api-version-date: '2026-08-21' servers: - description: Production Whop API url: https://api.whop.com/api/v1 - description: Sandbox Whop API url: https://sandbox-api.whop.com/api/v1 security: [] tags: - description: Products name: Products - description: Payments name: Payments - description: Refunds name: Refunds - description: Disputes name: Disputes - description: Dispute alerts name: Dispute alerts - description: Resolution center cases name: Resolution center cases - description: Checkout configurations name: Checkout configurations - description: Setup intents name: Setup intents - description: Payment methods name: Payment methods - description: Invoices name: Invoices - description: Promo codes name: Promo codes - description: Card transactions name: Card transactions - description: Ledger accounts name: Ledger accounts - description: Withdrawals name: Withdrawals - description: Payout methods name: Payout methods - description: Verifications name: Verifications - description: Identity profiles name: Identity profiles - description: Payout accounts name: Payout accounts - description: Topups name: Topups - description: Companies name: Companies - description: Authorized users name: Authorized users - description: Fee markups name: Fee markups - description: Members name: Members - description: Memberships name: Memberships - description: Leads name: Leads - description: Entries name: Entries - description: Shipments name: Shipments - description: Reviews name: Reviews - description: Company token transactions name: Company token transactions - description: Affiliates name: Affiliates - description: Experiences name: Experiences - description: Forums name: Forums - description: Forum posts name: Forum posts - description: Chat channels name: Chat channels - description: Support channels name: Support channels - description: Messages name: Messages - description: Reactions name: Reactions - description: Dm members name: Dm members - description: Dm channels name: Dm channels - description: Notifications name: Notifications - description: Courses name: Courses - description: Course chapters name: Course chapters - description: Course lessons name: Course lessons - description: Course students name: Course students - description: Course lesson interactions name: Course lesson interactions - description: Apps name: Apps - description: Webhooks name: Webhooks - description: App builds name: App builds - description: Access tokens name: Access tokens - description: Account links name: Account links - description: Files name: Files - description: Ai chats name: Ai chats - description: Bounties name: Bounties - description: Stats name: Stats - description: Conversions name: Conversions - description: Ad reports name: Ad reports paths: /files: post: tags: - Files summary: Create file description: >- Create a new file record and receive a presigned URL for uploading content to S3. operationId: createFile parameters: [] requestBody: content: application/json: schema: description: Parameters for CreateFile properties: filename: description: >- The name of the file including its extension (e.g., "photo.png" or "document.pdf"). type: string visibility: description: >- Controls whether the file is publicly accessible via CDN or requires authentication. Defaults to private. oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileVisibility' - type: 'null' required: - filename type: object required: true responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: description: A file that has been uploaded or is pending upload. properties: content_type: description: >- The MIME type of the uploaded file (e.g., image/jpeg, video/mp4, audio/mpeg). example: image/jpeg type: - string - 'null' filename: description: >- The original filename of the uploaded file, including its file extension. example: document.pdf type: - string - 'null' id: description: The unique identifier for the file. example: file_xxxxxxxxxxxxx type: string size: description: >- The file size in bytes. Null if the file has not finished uploading. example: '123.45' type: - string - 'null' upload_headers: additionalProperties: true description: >- Headers to include in the upload request. Only present in the response from the create mutation. type: - object - 'null' upload_status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadStatuses' description: >- The current upload status of the file (e.g., pending, ready). upload_url: description: >- The presigned URL to upload the file contents to. Only present in the response from the create mutation. example: https://media.whop.com/uploads/presigned type: - string - 'null' url: description: >- The URL for accessing the file. For public files, this is a permanent CDN URL. For private files, this is a signed URL that expires. Null if the file has not finished uploading. type: - string - 'null' visibility: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileVisibility' description: >- Whether the file is publicly accessible or requires authentication. required: - id - upload_status - filename - content_type - size - url - visibility - upload_url - upload_headers type: object description: A successful response '400': content: application/json: example: error: code: parameter_missing message: 'Missing required parameter: amount.' param: amount type: invalid_request_error schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Bad request '401': content: application/json: example: error: message: Invalid or missing API key type: unauthorized schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Unauthorized '403': content: application/json: example: error: message: You do not have permission to access this resource type: forbidden schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Forbidden '404': content: application/json: example: error: message: Resource not found type: not_found schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Not found '422': content: application/json: example: error: null schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Verification required '429': content: application/json: example: error: null schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Too many requests '500': content: application/json: example: error: message: An unexpected error occurred type: internal_server_error schema: properties: error: properties: code: description: >- A short string indicating the specific error code, e.g. 'parameter_missing', 'parameter_invalid', 'invalid_json' type: - string - 'null' message: type: string param: description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable type: - string - 'null' type: type: string required: - type - message type: object required: - error type: object description: Internal server error security: - bearerAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: |- import Whop from '@whop/sdk'; const client = new Whop({ apiKey: process.env['WHOP_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const file = await client.files.create({ filename: 'filename' }); console.log(file.id); components: schemas: FileVisibility: description: >- Controls whether an uploaded file is publicly accessible or requires authentication to access. enum: - public - private type: string UploadStatuses: description: The upload status of a file enum: - pending - processing - ready - failed type: string securitySchemes: bearerAuth: bearerFormat: auth-scheme description: >- An Account API key, account-scoped JWT, App API key, or user OAuth token. Prepend the key or token with `Bearer`, for example `Bearer ***************************`. scheme: bearer type: http ````