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# Upload Risk File

POST https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/{riskId}/files
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Uploads a file to a risk.
            
ProjectManager allows you to store Files connected to other elements of your Workspace
such as a Project, a Task, or Home.  Files are maintained separately based on the location
where the file was stored.
            
When you upload a File, please allow a few moments for the File to be processed and verified.
ProjectManager may reject File uploads that contain problems such as malware. Once a File has
completed the upload the process, you may retrieve it using the DownloadFile API.
            
This API returns a JSON response indicating success or failure.

Reference: https://developer.projectmanager.com/api-reference/risk-file/upload-risk-file

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `riskId` (string, required) — The reference to the risk

### Headers

- `x-integration-name` (string, optional) — The name of the calling system passed along as a header parameter

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form containing an optional file.

- `file` (file, optional)

## Response

### 200

Success

- `error` (AstroError, optional, nullable) — If the API call failed, this will contain information about the error that occurred.
- `success` (boolean, optional) — True if the API call succeeded; false otherwise.
- `hasError` (boolean, optional) — True if the API call failed.
- `statusCode` (enum, optional) — The HTTP code of the response.
  - Allowed values: `Continue`, `SwitchingProtocols`, `Processing`, `EarlyHints`, `OK`, `Created`, `Accepted`, `NonAuthoritativeInformation`, `NoContent`, `ResetContent`, `PartialContent`, `MultiStatus`, `AlreadyReported`, `IMUsed`, `MultipleChoices`, `MovedPermanently`, `Found`, `SeeOther`, `NotModified`, `UseProxy`, `Unused`, `TemporaryRedirect`, `PermanentRedirect`, `BadRequest`, `Unauthorized`, `PaymentRequired`, `Forbidden`, `NotFound`, `MethodNotAllowed`, `NotAcceptable`, `ProxyAuthenticationRequired`, `RequestTimeout`, `Conflict`, `Gone`, `LengthRequired`, `PreconditionFailed`, `RequestEntityTooLarge`, `RequestUriTooLong`, `UnsupportedMediaType`, `RequestedRangeNotSatisfiable`, `ExpectationFailed`, `MisdirectedRequest`, `UnprocessableEntity`, `Locked`, `FailedDependency`, `UpgradeRequired`, `PreconditionRequired`, `TooManyRequests`, `RequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge`, `UnavailableForLegalReasons`, `InternalServerError`, `NotImplemented`, `BadGateway`, `ServiceUnavailable`, `GatewayTimeout`, `HttpVersionNotSupported`, `VariantAlsoNegotiates`, `InsufficientStorage`, `LoopDetected`, `NotExtended`, `NetworkAuthenticationRequired`
- `data` (FileDto, optional) — Represents a file in project manager

## Types

### AstroError

Information about an error that occurred within the ProjectManager API.

- `technicalError` (string, optional, nullable) — A technical description of the error that occurred. Not suitable for display to end users.
- `additionalErrors` (list of string, optional, nullable) — If additional errors beyond the main error in `Message` occurred, they will be listed here as individual messages.
- `validationErrors` (map from string to list of string, optional, nullable) — This contains a dictionary of validation errors. The key is the name of the field
- `message` (string, optional, nullable) — A description of the error that occurred. If your application has a user interface, show this message to explain what went wrong.

### FileDto

Represents a file in project manager

- `id` (string, optional) — The identifier for this file
- `projectId` (string, optional, nullable) — If specified this file belongs to a project. The value is the id of this project
- `taskId` (string, optional, nullable) — If specified, the file has been associated with this task.
- `ownerId` (string, optional) — The reference for who uploaded the file
- `createdDate` (string, optional) — The UTC time the file was created.
- `folderId` (string, optional) — A reference to the folder
- `fileType` (string, optional) — The type of the file
- `fileTypeLabel` (string, optional) — A user friendly label for the file type
- `size` (integer, optional) — Size of the file in bytes
- `downloadPath` (string, optional) — Path to download the file
- `deleted` (boolean, optional) — Is the file in the trash can
- `type` (string, optional) — Defines the object type the file belongs to.
- `name` (string, optional) — The name of the file
- `entityOwnerId` (string, optional) — Id of owner of parent entity

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "file": "<file: [object Object]>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "error": {
    "technicalError": "string",
    "additionalErrors": [
      "string"
    ],
    "validationErrors": {},
    "message": "string"
  },
  "success": true,
  "hasError": true,
  "statusCode": "Continue",
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "projectId": "string",
    "taskId": "string",
    "ownerId": "string",
    "createdDate": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "folderId": "string",
    "fileType": "string",
    "fileTypeLabel": "string",
    "size": 1,
    "downloadPath": "string",
    "deleted": true,
    "type": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "entityOwnerId": "string"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files"

files = { "file": "open('[object Object]', 'rb')" }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '[object Object]');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

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://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	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://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\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://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'filename' => '[object Object]',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "file",
    "fileName": "[object Object]"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.projectmanager.com/api/data/risks/riskId/files")! 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()
```