> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pdf.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Upload File Using Base64 > Creates a temporary file using base64 source data. You may use this temporary file URL with other API methods. Temporary files are automatically permanently removed after 1 hour. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/file/upload/base64 openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: PDF.co API description: '' version: '1.0' servers: - url: https://api.pdf.co security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: Extraction - name: Editing - name: PDF Conversion - name: Excel Conversion - name: PDF Merging & Splitting - name: Forms - name: Find & Search - name: Document, File & System - name: Pages - name: Barcodes paths: /v1/file/upload/base64: post: tags: - Document, File & System summary: Upload File Using Base64 description: >- Creates a temporary file using base64 source data. You may use this temporary file URL with other API methods. Temporary files are automatically permanently removed after 1 hour. operationId: post_v1_file_upload_base64 requestBody: content: application/json: schema: required: - file type: object properties: file: $ref: '#/components/schemas/file' name: $ref: '#/components/schemas/name' permanent: type: boolean description: Store file permanently in the internal storage readOnly: true additionalProperties: false required: false responses: '200': $ref: '#/components/responses/Success' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '402': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotEnoughCredits' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '408': $ref: '#/components/responses/Timeout' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests' '441': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidPassword' '442': $ref: '#/components/responses/DamagedDocument' '443': $ref: '#/components/responses/PermissionsError' '444': $ref: '#/components/responses/ProfilesParsingError' '445': $ref: '#/components/responses/TimeoutError' '446': $ref: '#/components/responses/MissingFiles' '447': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidTemplate' '448': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidUrlOrHtml' '449': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidIndexRange' '450': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidPageRange' '452': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidUrl' '454': $ref: '#/components/responses/InvalidParameters' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' components: schemas: file: type: string format: path to a local file description: The path to the local file to be uploaded. readOnly: true name: type: string description: File name for generated output. responses: Success: description: Success. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: type: string example: success description: Status of the API response. message: type: string example: Success description: Descriptive message for the response status. url: type: string format: uri example: https://pdf-temp-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/output.pdf description: URL to the output file. jobId: type: string example: 6YSZD3U872ZYYFEDMQCQSGEEO8YSF5WA description: Unique identifier for the job. credits: type: integer example: 2 description: Credits used for this operation. remainingCredits: type: integer example: 1480582 description: Credits remaining after this operation. duration: type: integer example: 33 description: Time taken to complete the request, in milliseconds. BadRequest: description: >- Bad request. Typically due to bad input parameters or unreachable input URLs (e.g., access restrictions like login or password). content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 400 message: type: string example: >- Bad request. Typically due to bad input parameters or unreachable input URLs (e.g., access restrictions like login or password). Unauthorized: description: >- Unauthorized. Authentication is required and has failed or has not yet been provided. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 401 message: type: string example: >- Unauthorized. Authentication is required and has failed or has not yet been provided. NotEnoughCredits: description: Not enough credits. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 402 message: type: string example: Not enough credits. Forbidden: description: Access forbidden for input URL. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 403 message: type: string example: Access forbidden for input URL. NotFound: description: The requested resource could not be found. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 404 message: type: string example: The requested resource could not be found. Timeout: description: The server timed out waiting for the request. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 408 message: type: string example: The server timed out waiting for the request. TooManyRequests: description: Too many requests in a given time period. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 429 message: type: string example: Too many requests in a given time period. InvalidPassword: description: Invalid Password. Password protected document. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 441 message: type: string example: Invalid Password. Password protected document. DamagedDocument: description: Input document is damaged or of incorrect type. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 442 message: type: string example: Input document is damaged or of incorrect type. PermissionsError: description: >- Permissions. The operation is prohibited by document security settings. You can turn off this check by setting the `profiles` param to `{CheckPermissions: false}`. Important: only use this if you are the owner or have legal permission. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 443 message: type: string example: >- Permissions. The operation is prohibited by document security settings. ProfilesParsingError: description: >- Profiles parsing error. Please ensure that the configuration is supported. See `/profiles` samples. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 444 message: type: string example: >- Profiles parsing error. Please ensure that the configuration is supported. TimeoutError: description: >- Timeout error. For large documents, use asynchronous mode (`async=true`) and check status via `/job/check`. For many-page files, use the `pages` parameter. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 445 message: type: string example: >- Timeout error. For large documents, use asynchronous mode (async=true) and check status via /job/check. MissingFiles: description: Some files required for conversion are missing. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 446 message: type: string example: Some files required for conversion are missing. InvalidTemplate: description: Invalid template. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 447 message: type: string example: Invalid template. InvalidUrlOrHtml: description: Invalid URL or HTML. Ensure the provided URL is valid and accessible. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 448 message: type: string example: >- Invalid URL or HTML. Ensure the provided URL is valid and accessible. InvalidIndexRange: description: >- Invalid index range. Page index is out of range. Use `/pdf/info` to get page count. First page is `0`. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 449 message: type: string example: Invalid index range. Page index is out of range. InvalidPageRange: description: Invalid page range specified. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 450 message: type: string example: Invalid page range specified. InvalidUrl: description: Invalid URL. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 452 message: type: string example: Invalid URL. InvalidParameters: description: Invalid parameters. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 454 message: type: string example: Invalid parameters. InternalServerError: description: Something went wrong. Please try again or contact support. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: boolean example: true status: type: integer example: 500 message: type: string example: Something went wrong. Please try again or contact support. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key ````