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# Create upload session

> Open an upload session for File bytes.

**Operation ID:** `http.uploads.create`

```http theme={null}
POST /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/files/uploads
```


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.json POST /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/files/uploads
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Penumbra API
  version: v1
  description: >-
    HTTP reference for Files, search, extraction, reviews, Graph, Shapes and
    sharing.
servers:
  - url: https://api.pnbr.io
    description: Penumbra API
security: []
paths:
  /v1/orgs/{org}/projects/{project}/files/uploads:
    post:
      tags:
        - Files
      summary: Create upload session
      description: >-
        Open an upload session for File bytes.


        Product guidance: [File](/concepts/file), [Synced
        folder](/concepts/source).
      operationId: http.uploads.create
      parameters:
        - name: org
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: project
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/http_uploads_create_request'
      responses:
        2XX:
          description: Success.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/http_uploads_create_response'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    http_uploads_create_request:
      type: object
      properties:
        filename:
          type: string
        media_type:
          type: string
        size_bytes:
          type: number
        sha256:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        client_origin:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        upload_batch_id:
          type: string
      required:
        - filename
        - size_bytes
    http_uploads_create_response:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            upload_id:
              type: string
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
                - created
                - consumed
                - expired
                - aborted
            provider:
              type: string
              enum:
                - supabase
                - gcs
            protocol:
              type: string
              enum:
                - tus
                - gcs_resumable
            filename:
              type: string
            media_type:
              type: string
            size_bytes:
              type: integer
              minimum: -9007199254740991
              maximum: 9007199254740991
            grant:
              type: object
              propertyNames:
                type: string
              additionalProperties: {}
            grant_expires_at:
              type: string
            admission_expires_at:
              type: string
          required:
            - upload_id
            - status
            - provider
            - protocol
            - filename
            - media_type
            - size_bytes
            - grant
            - grant_expires_at
            - admission_expires_at
          additionalProperties: {}
      required:
        - data
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

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