Upload File API Reference

This defines the Upload File API:

  • Request - File upload.
  • Response - ensure that your request to the Fax API was successful.

Request


A Fax API request looks like:

https://fax.to/api/v2/files?api_key=xxxxx

This request contains:

Parameters


The following table shows the parameters you use in the request:

Parameter Description Required
file The Local File to upload Yes

Authentication information


The following table shows the information for authentication:

Parameter Description Required
api_key Your Key. For example, api_key=f@x2r0ckkz. Yes.

You find your Key in Dashboard.

Security


To ensure privacy, you must use HTTPS for all Faxto API requests.

Encoding


You submit all requests with a POST or GET call using UTF-8 encoding and URL encoded values. The expected Content-Type is multipart/form-data.

Response


We support JSON ONLY responses


{
  
	"status": "Success",
	"document_id": 300,
	"total_pages": 1,
	"document": {
	"filename": "598317a8404bd.pdf.tiff",
	"filename_uploaded": "verify.txt",
	"orig_filename": "598317a8404bd.pdf",
	"file_extension": "txt",
	"total_pages": 1,
	"filesize": 3650,
	"preview_in_storage": 1,
	"preview_file": "598317a8404bd.pdf.preview.jpg",
	"preview_image": null,
	"s3": null,
	"user_id": 2,
	"updated_at": "2017-08-03 12:31:38",
	"created_at": "2017-08-03 12:31:38",
	"id": 300
	}
}
	

Keys and Values

Key Value Response Type
status The status of the API request JSON
document_id The document ID stored. Use this document_id when sending Fax using API JSON
total_pages The number of pages stored JSON
document Array containing document details JSON

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason
200 Successful response
401 Unauthorized.
403 Rate limit exceeded
404 Resource not Found
500 Internal server error