Upload a file content

async AsyncCogniteClient.files.upload_content(
path: Path | str,
external_id: str | None = None,
instance_id: NodeId | None = None,
) → FileMetadata

Upload file content

Upload file content from a local file path to a file previously created (initiated) with only metadata. For files created with FilesAPI.create(), use external_id. For files created with data modeling API using CogniteFileApply, use instance_id. Supports upload of large files (>5 GB), using multipart upload.

Parameters:

  • path (Path | str) – Local file path.

  • external_id (str | None) – The external ID provided by the client. Must be unique within the project.

  • instance_id (NodeId | None) – Instance ID of the file (CogniteFile).

Returns:

No description.

Return type:

FileMetadata