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# File Upload

> The [File Upload object](#object-properties) tracks the lifecycle of a file uploaded to Notion in the API.

<Note>
  **Getting started**

  View [Working with files and media](/guides/data-apis/working-with-files-and-media) for a comprehensive, end-to-end guide to uploading and attaching files.
</Note>

Once a file upload has a `status` of `"uploaded"`, pass its ID in a [file object](/reference/file-object#files-uploaded-in-the-api-type-file_upload) with a `type` of `file_upload` to the API to attach it to blocks, pages, and databases in a Notion workspace.

## Object properties

The response of File Upload APIs like [Retrieve a file upload](/reference/retrieve-a-file-upload) contains `FileUpload` objects with the following fields:

| Field                | Type                                                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| :------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `object`             | `"file_upload"`                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `id`                 | UUID                                                                                          | ID of the FileUpload.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `created_time`       | String                                                                                        | ISO 8601 timestamp when the FileUpload was created.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `last_edited_time`   | String                                                                                        | ISO 8601 timestamp when the FileUpload was last modified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `expiry_time`        | String                                                                                        | Nullable. ISO 8601 timestamp when the FileUpload will expire, if the API integration that created it doesn't complete the upload and attach to at least one block or other object in a workspace.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `status`             | One of: <br /><br />- `"pending"` <br />- `"uploaded"` <br />- `"expired"` <br />- `"failed"` | Enum status of the file upload. <br /><br />`pending` status means awaiting upload or completion of an upload. <br /><br />`uploaded` status means file contents have been sent. <br /><br />If the `expiry_time` is `null`, that means the file upload has already been attached to a block or other object. <br /><br />`expired` and `failed` file uploads can no longer be used. `failed` is only used for FileUploads with `mode=external_url` when the import was unsuccessful. |
| `filename`           | String                                                                                        | Nullable. Name of the file, provided during the [Create a file upload](/reference/create-a-file-upload) step, or, for `single_part` uploads, can be determined from the provided filename in the form data passed to the [Send a file upload](/reference/send-a-file-upload) step. <br /><br />A file extension is automatically added based on the `content_type` if the filename doesn't already have one.                                                                          |
| `content_type`       | String                                                                                        | Nullable. The MIME content type of the uploaded file. Must be provided explicitly or inferred from a `filename` that includes an extension. <br /><br />For `single_part` uploads, the content type can remain `null` until the [Send a file upload](/reference/send-a-file-upload) step and inferred from the `file` parameter's content type.                                                                                                                                       |
| `content_length`     | Integer                                                                                       | Nullable. The total size of the file, in bytes. For pending `multi_part` uploads, this field is a running total based on the file segments uploaded so far and recalculated at the end during the [Complete a file upload](/reference/complete-a-file-upload) step.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `upload_url`         | String                                                                                        | Field only included for `pending` file uploads. This is the URL to use for [sending file contents](/reference/send-a-file-upload).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `complete_url`       | String                                                                                        | Field only included for `pending` file uploads created with a `mode` of `multi_part`. This is the URL to use to [complete a multi-part file upload](/reference/complete-a-file-upload).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `file_import_result` | String                                                                                        | Field only included for a `failed` or `uploaded` file upload created with a `mode` of `external_url`. Provides details on the success or failure of importing a file into Notion using an external URL.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |