/v0/catalog/uploadFileUpload FileUpload a file (PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, PowerPoint) to Credal. Unlike uploadDocumentContents which requires pre-parsed text, this endpoint accepts actual file uploads and automatically parses them using Credal's parsing service.
Request body
multipart/form-data
allowedUsersEmailAddressesstringUsers allowed to access the document. Can be provided as a JSON array string (e.g., ["user1@example.com","user2@example.com"]) or comma-separated list (e.g., "user1@example.com,user2@example.com"). Unlike Credal's out of the box connectors which reconcile various permissions models from 3rd party software, for custom uploads the caller is responsible for specifying who can access the document and currently flattening groups if applicable. Documents can also be marked as internal public.
awaitVectorStoreSyncstringDocument uploads are eventually consistent by default. If set to "true" the API will wait for the vector store to be updated before returning. This is useful if you want to ensure that the document is immediately searchable after this call returns.
collectionIdstringIf specified, the document will also be added to the provided document collection. This operation is eventually consistent, meaning the document does not immediately start appearing in searches of that collection due to an asynchronous embedding process. To achieve strong consistency use the `awaitVectorStoreSync` parameter.
customMetadatastringOptional JSON string representing any custom metadata for this document (e.g., '{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}').
documentExternalIdstringrequiredThe external ID of the document. This is typically the ID as it exists in its original external system. Uploads to the same external ID will update the document in Credal.
documentExternalUrlstringThe external URL of the document you want to upload. If provided Credal will link to this URL.
documentNamestringThe name of the document you want to upload. If not provided, the original filename will be used.
filestring · binaryrequiredThe file to upload. Supported formats: PDF (.pdf), Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), PowerPoint (.pptx, .ppt), CSV (.csv), and text files.
forceUpdatestringIf set to "true", document contents will be re-uploaded and re-embedded even if the document already exists in Credal.
internalPublicstringIf set to "true", document will be accessible to everyone within the organization of the uploader.
sourceSystemUpdatedstringISO 8601 date string indicating when the document was last updated in the source system (e.g., "2025-11-03T21:15:00Z").
uploadAsUserEmailstringrequired[Legacy] The user on behalf of whom the document should be uploaded. In most cases, this can simply be the email of the developer making the API call. This field will be removed in the future in favor of purely specifying permissions via allowedUsersEmailAddresses.
{
"allowedUsersEmailAddresses": "string",
"awaitVectorStoreSync": "string",
"collectionId": "string",
"customMetadata": "string",
"documentExternalId": "string",
"documentExternalUrl": "string",
"documentName": "string",
"file": "binary",
"forceUpdate": "string",
"internalPublic": "string",
"sourceSystemUpdated": "string",
"uploadAsUserEmail": "string"
}Responses
UploadDocumentResponse
documentIdstring · uuidrequired{
"documentId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}