Create Attachment

CreateAttachment creates an attachment from inline content.

Query Parameters

attachmentId?string

Optional. The ID to use for the attachment. If empty, a unique ID is generated. Format: ^a-zA-Z0-9?$

Request Body

application/json

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Attachment is a file uploaded by a user, optionally linked to a memo.

name?string

Identifier. The resource name of the attachment. Format: attachments/{attachment}

filename*string

Required. The filename of the attachment.

type*string

Required. The MIME type of the attachment. If empty on create, the service detects it from the filename and content.

content?string

Input only. The content of the attachment.

Formatbytes

externalLink?string

Optional. The external link of the attachment. Set only for externally stored attachments; ignored on create.

motionMedia?

Optional. Motion photo metadata. Clients may only supply Apple Live Photo metadata; the service detects Android motion photos in JPEG content.

mediaMetadata?

Optional. Normalized media metadata supplied by the client at creation time. Immutable after creation.

memo?string

Optional. The memo the attachment is linked to. On create, the caller must be able to manage the memo. Format: memos/{memo}

Response Body

`application/json`

curl -X POST "https://example.com/api/attachments" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "filename": "string",    "type": "string"  }'

{  "name": "string",  "creator": "string",  "filename": "string",  "type": "string",  "content": "string",  "externalLink": "string",  "motionMedia": {    "family": "MOTION_MEDIA_FAMILY_UNSPECIFIED",    "role": "MOTION_MEDIA_ROLE_UNSPECIFIED",    "groupId": "string",    "presentationTimestampUs": "string",    "hasEmbeddedVideo": true  },  "mediaMetadata": {    "width": 0,    "height": 0,    "photo": {      "captureTime": {        "localDateTime": "string",        "utcOffset": "string"      },      "location": {        "latitude": 0.1,        "longitude": 0.1,        "altitudeMeters": 0.1      },      "sourceExifOrientation": 0,      "cameraMake": "string",      "cameraModel": "string",      "lensModel": "string",      "fNumber": 0.1,      "exposureTimeSeconds": 0.1,      "iso": 0,      "focalLengthMm": 0.1    },    "video": {      "durationSeconds": 0.1    }  },  "memo": "string",  "size": "string",  "createTime": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"}

Batch Delete Attachments

BatchDeleteAttachments deletes up to 100 attachments in one atomic request. The caller must be the uploader of each attachment or an admin.

Delete Attachment

DeleteAttachment deletes an attachment uploaded by the caller.

Create Attachment

Query Parameters

Request Body

Response Body

200application/json

defaultapplication/json

`application/json`

`application/json`