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title = "Upload Request"
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description = "Describes the upload request"
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weight = 20
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insert_anchor_links = "right"
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[extra]
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mktoc = true
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Uploads of files to docspell are always processed the same way, no
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matter if coming from a source, the integration endpoint or from the
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webapp.
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The request must be a http `multipart/form-data` request, with two
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possible fields:
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- meta
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- file
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The `file` field can appear multiple times and is required at least
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once. It is the part containing the file to upload.
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The `meta` part is optional and can define additional meta data, that
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docspell applies to items created from the given files. It allows to
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transfer structured information together with the unstructured binary
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files.
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This kind of request is very common and most programming languages
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have support for this.
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For example, here is a curl command uploading two files with meta
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data. Since `multiple` is `false`, both files are added to one item:
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``` bash
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curl -XPOST -F meta='{"multiple":false, "direction": "outgoing", "tags": {"items":["Order"]}}' \
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-F file=@letter-en.pdf \
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-F file=@letter-de.pdf \
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http://192.168.1.95:7880/api/v1/open/upload/item/3H7hvJcDJuk-NrAW4zxsdfj-K6TMPyb6BGP-xKptVxUdqWa
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```
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# Metadata
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Each upload request can specify a set of metadata that should be
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applied to the item(s) that are created from this upload. This is
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specified via a JSON structure in a part with name `meta`:
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``` elm
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{ multiple: Bool
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, direction: Maybe String
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, folder: Maybe String
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, skipDuplicates: Maybe Bool
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, tags: Maybe StringList
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, fileFilter: Maybe String
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}
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```
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The `multiple` property is by default `true`. It means that each file
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in the upload request corresponds to a single item. An upload with 5
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files will result in 5 items created. If it is `false`, then docspell
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will create just one item, that will then contain all files.
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Furthermore, the direction of the document (one of `incoming` or
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`outgoing`) can be given. It is optional, it can be left out or
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`null`.
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A `folder` id can be specified. Each item created by this request will
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be placed into this folder. Errors are logged (for example, the folder
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may have been deleted before the task is executed) and the item is
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then not put into any folder.
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The `skipDuplicates` is optional and set to `false` if not specified.
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It configures the processing task. If set to `true`, the processing
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task will skip all input files that are already present in docspell.
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The `tags` field can be used to provide tags that should be applied
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automatically. The `StringList` is a json object containing one field
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`items` that is a list of strings:
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``` elm
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{ items: (List String)
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}
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```
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Tags can be defined using their ids or names.
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Then a `fileFilter` field can be used to filter files from uploaded
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archives. Say you upload a zip file and want only to include certain
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files, you could give a file filter like `*.pdf` to only select pdf
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files or `*.html|*.pdf` for selecting html and pdf files. This only
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applies to archive files, like zip or e-mails (where this is applied
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to the attachments).
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# Endpoints
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Docspell needs to the collective that owns the files. There are the
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following ways for this.
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## Authenticated User
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```
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/api/v1/sec/upload/item
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```
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This endpoint exists for authenticated users. That is, you must
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provide a valid cookie or `X-Docspell-Auth` header with the request.
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You can obtain this from the `login` endpoint.
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## URL protected
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```
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/api/v1/open/upload/item/5JE…-…-…-…oHri
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```
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A more flexible way for uploading files is to create a
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[“Source”](@/docs/webapp/uploading.md#anonymous-upload) that creates a
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“hard-to-guess” url. A source can be created in the webapp (via http
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calls) and associates a random id to a collective. This id is then
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used in the url and docspell can use it to associate the collective
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when uploading.
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When defining sources, you can also add metadata to it. These will be
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used as a fallback when inspecting the requests meta data part. Each
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metadata not defined in the request will be filled with the one from
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the corresponding source. Tags are applied from both inputs.
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## Integration Endpoint
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Another option for uploading files is the special *integration
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endpoint*. This endpoint allows an admin to upload files to any
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collective, that is known by name.
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```
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/api/v1/open/integration/item/[collective-name]
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```
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The endpoint is behind `/api/v1/open`, so this route is not protected
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by an authentication token (see [REST Api](@/docs/api/_index.md) for
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more information). However, it can be protected via settings in the
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configuration file. The idea is that this endpoint is controlled by an
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administrator and not the user of the application. The admin can
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enable this endpoint and choose between some methods to protect it.
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Then the administrator can upload files to any collective. This might
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be useful to connect other trusted applications to docspell (that run
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on the same host or network).
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The endpoint is disabled by default, an admin must change the
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`docspell.server.integration-endpoint.enabled` flag to `true` in the
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[configuration file](@/docs/configure/_index.md#rest-server).
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If queried by a `GET` request, it returns whether it is enabled and
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the collective exists.
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It is also possible to check for existing files using their sha256
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checksum with:
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```
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/api/v1/open/integration/checkfile/[collective-name]/[sha256-checksum]
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```
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See the [SMTP gateway](@/docs/tools/smtpgateway.md) or the [consumedir
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script](@/docs/tools/consumedir.md) for examples to use this endpoint.
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