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# Initiate Resumable

POST https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/{firm_slug}/uploads/resumable/initiate
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.whizcozy.com/api-reference/whiz-board-api/uploads/initiate-resumable-api-v-1-firms-firm-slug-uploads-resumable-initiate-post

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Request

### Path parameters

- `firm_slug` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a ResumableInitiateRequest.

- `filename` (string, required)
- `mime_type` (string, required)
- `size` (integer, required)
- `folder_id` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `shared_with_user_ids` (list of integer, optional)
- `upload_context` (enum, optional, default: files)
  - Allowed values: `files`, `ai_chat`
- `chat_session_id` (integer, optional, nullable)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `data` (ResumableInitiateResponse, required)
- `status` (string, optional, default: success)

## Errors

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### ResumableInitiateResponse

- `file_id` (integer, required)
- `bucket` (string, required)
- `object_name` (string, required)
- `initiate_url` (string, required)
- `initiate_headers` (map from string to string, required)
- `chunk_size` (integer, required)
- `expires_at` (datetime, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `input` (any, optional)
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional)

### ValidationErrorLocItems

### ValidationErrorCtx

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "filename": "string",
  "mime_type": "string",
  "size": 1
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "file_id": 1,
    "bucket": "string",
    "object_name": "string",
    "initiate_url": "string",
    "initiate_headers": {},
    "chunk_size": 1,
    "expires_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "status": "success"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate"

payload = {
    "filename": "string",
    "mime_type": "string",
    "size": 1
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"filename":"string","mime_type":"string","size":1}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"filename\": \"string\",\n  \"mime_type\": \"string\",\n  \"size\": 1\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"filename\": \"string\",\n  \"mime_type\": \"string\",\n  \"size\": 1\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate")
  .header("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"filename\": \"string\",\n  \"mime_type\": \"string\",\n  \"size\": 1\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate', [
  'body' => '{
  "filename": "string",
  "mime_type": "string",
  "size": 1
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"filename\": \"string\",\n  \"mime_type\": \"string\",\n  \"size\": 1\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "filename": "string",
  "mime_type": "string",
  "size": 1
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://prod-whizboard-be-680473615767.asia-southeast1.run.app/api/v1/firms/firm_slug/uploads/resumable/initiate")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```