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POST
/
files
/
v3
/
files
Upload file
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.hubapi.com/files/v3/files \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form 'charsetHunch=<string>' \
  --form file='@example-file' \
  --form 'fileName=<string>' \
  --form 'folderId=<string>' \
  --form 'folderPath=<string>' \
  --form 'options=<string>'
{
  "access": "HIDDEN_INDEXABLE",
  "archived": true,
  "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "archivedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "defaultHostingUrl": "<string>",
  "encoding": "<string>",
  "expiresAt": 123,
  "extension": "<string>",
  "fileMd5": "<string>",
  "height": 123,
  "isUsableInContent": true,
  "name": "<string>",
  "parentFolderId": "<string>",
  "path": "<string>",
  "size": 123,
  "sourceGroup": "<string>",
  "type": "<string>",
  "url": "<string>",
  "width": 123
}

Supported products

Requires one of the following products or higher.
Marketing HubMarketing Hub -Free
Sales HubSales Hub -Free
Service HubService Hub -Free
Content HubContent Hub -Free
Data HubData Hub -Free

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Body

multipart/form-data
​
charsetHunch
string

Character set of the uploaded file.

​
file
file

File to be uploaded.

​
fileName
string

Desired name for the uploaded file.

​
folderId
string

Either 'folderId' or 'folderPath' is required. folderId is the ID of the folder the file will be uploaded to.

​
folderPath
string

Either 'folderPath' or 'folderId' is required. This field represents the destination folder path for the uploaded file. If a path doesn't exist, the system will try to create one.

​
options
string

JSON string representing FileUploadOptions.

Response

successful operation

File

​
access
enum<string>
required

File access. Can be PUBLIC_INDEXABLE, PUBLIC_NOT_INDEXABLE, PRIVATE.

Available options:
HIDDEN_INDEXABLE,
HIDDEN_NOT_INDEXABLE,
HIDDEN_PRIVATE,
HIDDEN_SENSITIVE,
PRIVATE,
PUBLIC_INDEXABLE,
PUBLIC_NOT_INDEXABLE,
SENSITIVE
​
archived
boolean
required

If the file is deleted.

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
required

Creation time of the file object.

​
id
string
required

File ID.

​
updatedAt
string<date-time>
required

Timestamp of the latest update to the file.

​
archivedAt
string<date-time>

Deletion time of the file object.

​
defaultHostingUrl
string

Default hosting URL of the file. This will use one of HubSpot's provided URLs to serve the file.

​
encoding
string

Encoding of the file.

​
expiresAt
integer<int64>
​
extension
string

Extension of the file. ex: .jpg, .png, .gif, .pdf, etc.

​
fileMd5
string

The MD5 hash of the file.

​
height
integer<int32>

For image and video files, the height of the content.

​
isUsableInContent
boolean

Previously "archied". Indicates if the file should be used when creating new content like web pages.

​
name
string

Name of the file.

​
parentFolderId
string

ID of the folder the file is in.

​
path
string

Path of the file in the file manager.

​
size
integer<int64>

Size of the file in bytes.

​
sourceGroup
string
​
type
string

Type of the file. Can be IMG, DOCUMENT, AUDIO, MOVIE, or OTHER.

​
url
string

URL of the given file. This URL can change depending on the domain settings of the account. Will use the select file hosting domain.

​
width
integer<int32>

For image and video files, the width of the content.

Last modified on December 16, 2025