fileId, URL, attributes, and access type. Pass that uploaded file or its fileId into post, comment, or message creation APIs when you want to attach it to user content.
This page covers generic files. Use the image and video pages for media-specific helpers such as image sizes, alt text, video status, and video resolution URLs.
Platform Surface
Parameters
Upload A File
Upload a local file first, then use the returnedfileId or file object in content creation APIs.
Read File Data
Read file data when your app needs a direct file URL, filename, or MIME type for a previously uploaded file.Delete A File
Delete only files your app no longer needs. If a file is still referenced by a post, comment, message, user profile, community, or channel, update that content first so users do not see broken attachments.Related Topics
Image Handling
Upload images, read image metadata, and request sized image URLs.
Video Handling
Upload videos and read transcoding status or resolution URLs.
File Posts
Attach uploaded files to social posts.