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Create an attachment

How to create an attachment via API
To create a new attachment, send a POST request to the /api/attachments endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/attachments

Arguments

Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.name
string
Required
attributes.description
string
Optional
attributes.url
string
Optional
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
relationships.attachable
object
Required

Example

Request
Response
The following request creates a new attachment:
curl -g -X POST \
'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/attachments' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
-d '{
"data": {
"type": "attachments",
"attributes": {
"name": "DDT transport document"
},
"relationships": {
"attachable": {
"data": {
"type": "attachables",
"id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
}
}
}
}
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
"data": {
"id": "xYZkjABcde",
"type": "attachments",
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/attachments/xYZkjABcde"
},
"attributes": {
"name": "DDT transport document",
"description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.",
"url": "https://s3.yourdomain.com/attachment.pdf",
"created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
"reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
"metadata": {
"foo": "bar"
}
},
"relationships": {
"attachable": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/attachments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachable",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/attachments/xYZkjABcde/attachable"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"mode": "test"
}
}
}