Upload a file
curl --request POST \
--url https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
--form file='@example-file'import requests
url = "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files"
files = { "file": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<string>');
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
options.body = form;
fetch('https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files"
payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"file": {
"id": "file_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr",
"purpose": "dispute.evidence",
"filename": "delivery-receipt.pdf",
"contentType": "application/pdf",
"size": 48213,
"createdAt": "2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z",
"url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": "bad_request",
"message": "Content type text/plain not allowed for purpose dispute.evidence",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}{
"error": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid API key",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}{
"error": "forbidden",
"message": "API key does not have the required scope",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}Files
Upload a file
multipart/form-data with a file part and a purpose text field. The purpose fixes the size and type limits. Purposes and limits: dispute.evidence (10MB; image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, application/pdf); identity.document (5MB; image/jpeg, image/png, application/pdf); identity.selfie (5MB; image/jpeg, image/png); business.logo (2MB; image/jpeg, image/png, image/svg+xml, image/webp); business.document (10MB; image/jpeg, image/png, application/pdf). Reference the returned id elsewhere, e.g. as fileIds when contesting a dispute.
POST
/
v1
/
files
Upload a file
curl --request POST \
--url https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
--form file='@example-file'import requests
url = "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files"
files = { "file": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<string>');
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
options.body = form;
fetch('https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files"
payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai/v1/files")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"file": {
"id": "file_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr",
"purpose": "dispute.evidence",
"filename": "delivery-receipt.pdf",
"contentType": "application/pdf",
"size": 48213,
"createdAt": "2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z",
"url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": "bad_request",
"message": "Content type text/plain not allowed for purpose dispute.evidence",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}{
"error": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid API key",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}{
"error": "forbidden",
"message": "API key does not have the required scope",
"requestId": "req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr"
}Authorizations
Your API key: sk_test_… (sandbox) or sk_live_… (production).
Body
multipart/form-data
Response
The stored file with a signed download URL.
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