Upload File to Chat im.v2.File.upload

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Scope: im

Who can execute the method: a user with access to the chat

The method im.v2.File.upload uploads a file to the chat on behalf of the current user. It combines three steps of the deprecated API into a single call: uploading the file to the Drive, attaching it to the chat, and sending a message.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `Type`	Description
dialogId* `string`	ID of the dialog. For group chats — `chat{chatId}`, for personal chats — `{userId}`
fields* `object`	Object with file and message parameters (detailed description)

Parameter fields

Name `Type`	Description
name* `string`	File name with extension
content* `string`	File content in Base64 encoding. Maximum size — 100 MB
message `string`	Text of the message sent along with the file

How to prepare the value for fields.content:

Read the file in binary format.
Encode the content in Base64.
Pass only the Base64 string, without the prefix data:*/*;base64,.

More details: How to upload files.

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

Python

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"dialogId":"chat5","fields":{"name":"report.pdf","content":"SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh","message":"Here is the report"}}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/im.v2.File.upload

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{"dialogId":"chat5","fields":{"name":"report.pdf","content":"SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh","message":"Here is the report"},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/im.v2.File.upload

try {
          const response = await $b24.callMethod('im.v2.File.upload', {
            dialogId: 'chat5',
            fields: {
              name: 'report.pdf',
              content: 'SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh',
              message: 'Here is the report',
            },
          });
        
          const { result } = response.getData();
          console.log('result:', result);
        } catch (error) {
          console.error('Error:', error);
        }

from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.im.v2.file.upload(
                dialog_id="chat5",
                fields={
                    "name": "report.pdf",
                    "content": "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh",
                    "message": "Here is the report",
                },
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")

try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'im.v2.File.upload',
                    [
                        'dialogId' => 'chat5',
                        'fields' => [
                            'name' => 'report.pdf',
                            'content' => base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/report.pdf')),
                            'message' => 'Here is the report',
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'result: '. print_r($result, true);
        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
            error_log($exception->getMessage());
            echo 'Error: '. $exception->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'im.v2.File.upload',
            {
                dialogId: 'chat5',
                fields: {
                    name: 'report.pdf',
                    content: btoa('...'),
                    message: 'Here is the report',
                },
            },
            function(result) {
                if (result.error()) {
                    console.error(result.error().ex);
                } else {
                    console.log(result.data());
                }
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'im.v2.File.upload',
            [
                'dialogId' => 'chat5',
                'fields' => [
                    'name' => 'report.pdf',
                    'content' => base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/report.pdf')),
                    'message' => 'Here is the report',
                ],
            ]
        );
        
        if (!empty($result['error'])) {
            echo 'Error: '. $result['error_description'];
        } else {
            echo 'File ID: '. $result['result']['file']['id'];
        }

// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "im.v2.File.upload", b24.Params{
        	"dialogId": "chat5",
        	"fields": b24.Params{
        		"name":    "report.pdf",
        		"content": "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh",
        		"message": "Here is the report",
        	},
        })
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("im.v2.File.upload: %w", err)
        }
        
        var item struct {
        	DialogID  string `json:"dialogId"`
        	ChatID    b24.ID `json:"chatId"`
        	MessageID b24.ID `json:"messageId"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &item); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        fmt.Println(item.DialogID, item.ChatID)

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "file": {
                    "id": 9817,
                    "chatId": 4415,
                    "date": "2026-08-11T15:28:50+02:00",
                    "type": "file",
                    "name": "report.pdf",
                    "extension": "pdf",
                    "size": 35341,
                    "image": false,
                    "status": "done",
                    "progress": 100,
                    "authorId": 1,
                    "authorName": "Klaus Weber",
                    "urlPreview": "",
                    "urlShow": "https://some-domain.bitrix24.com/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=disk.api.file.download&SITE_ID=s1&humanRE=1&fileId=9817&exact=N&fileName=report.pdf",
                    "urlDownload": "https://some-domain.bitrix24.com/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=disk.api.file.download&SITE_ID=s1&humanRE=1&fileId=9817&exact=N&fileName=report.pdf",
                    "viewerAttrs": {
                        "viewer": "",
                        "viewerType": "code",
                        "src": "https://some-domain.bitrix24.com/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=disk.api.file.download&SITE_ID=s1&humanRE=1&fileId=9817&exact=N&fileName=report.pdf",
                        "objectId": "9817",
                        "viewerGroupBy": "4415",
                        "imChatId": 4415,
                        "title": "report.pdf",
                        "unifiedLink": "https://some-domain.bitrix24.com/file/5tqNA6utERA5MIWnKpFX",
                        "actions": "[{\"type\":\"download\"}]"
                    },
                    "mediaUrl": {
                        "preview": {
                            "250": ""
                        }
                    },
                    "isTranscribable": false,
                    "isVideoNote": false,
                    "isVoiceNote": false
                },
                "messageId": 38655,
                "chatId": 4415,
                "dialogId": "chat4415"
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1786451330,
                "finish": 1786451330.233862,
                "duration": 0.23386192321777344,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2026-08-11T15:28:50+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-08-11T15:28:50+02:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1786451790,
                "operating": 0
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name `Type`	Description
result `object`	Result of the operation
result.dialogId `string`	Identifier of the dialog
result.chatId `integer`	Numeric identifier of the chat
result.messageId `integer`	Identifier of the created message with the file
result.file `File`	Data of the uploaded file (detailed description)
time `time`	Information about the request execution time

File Object

Name `Type`	Description
id `integer`	Identifier of the file on Drive
chatId `integer`	Identifier of the chat
date `datetime`	Date the file was uploaded
type `string`	File type: `file`, `image`, `video`, `audio`
name `string`	Name of the file
extension `string`	File extension
size `integer`	Size of the file in bytes
image `boolean`	`false` for a regular file. For an image — an object with width and height
status `string`	Upload status, for example `done`
progress `integer`	Upload progress in percent
authorId `integer`	Identifier of the user who uploaded the file
authorName `string`	Name of the user who uploaded the file
urlPreview `string`	Link to the file preview or an empty string
urlShow `string`	Link to view the file
urlDownload `string`	Link to download the file
viewerAttrs `object`	Attributes for the built-in Bitrix24 viewer
mediaUrl `object`	Links to media file previews by size
isTranscribable `boolean`	Indicates a file that can be transcribed into text
isVideoNote `boolean`	Indicates a video message
isVoiceNote `boolean`	Indicates a voice message

A complete description of all object fields can be found on the Objects and Fields page.

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400, 403

{
            "error": "FILE_TOO_LARGE",
            "error_description": "File too large"
        }

Name `type`	Description
error `string`	String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores
error_description `error_description`	Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Code	Description	Value
`FILE_EMPTY`	File name and content are required	The file name or content was not passed
`FILE_INVALID_CONTENT`	Invalid base64 content	The file content is not a Base64 string
`CHAT_NOT_FOUND`	CHAT_NOT_FOUND	The chat from `dialogId` was not found
`FOLDER_ERROR`	Failed to get chat folder	Failed to get chat folder
`UPLOAD_FAILED`	File upload failed	File upload error
`SEND_FAILED`	Failed to send message	Message sending error
`FILE_TOO_LARGE`	File is too large	File size exceeds 100 MB
`ACCESS_DENIED`	Access denied	No access to the chat

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status	Code Error Message	Description
`500`	`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` Internal server error	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`500`	`ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER` Server returned an unexpected response	An internal server error has occurred. Please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`503`	`QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` Too many requests	The request intensity limit has been exceeded
`405`	`ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` Method is not allowed for batch usage	The current method is not permitted for calls using batch
`400`	`ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED` Max batch length exceeded	The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded
`401`	`NO_AUTH_FOUND` Wrong authorization data	Invalid access token or webhook code
`400`	`INVALID_REQUEST` Https required	The HTTPS protocol is required for method calls
`503`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block; please contact Bitrix24 technical support to lift it
`403`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST API is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is only available on commercial plans
`403`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	The user associated with the access token or webhook used to call the method lacks the necessary permissions
`404`	`ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE` Manifest is not available	The manifest is not available
`403`	`insufficient_scope` The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token	The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token
`401`	`expired_token` The access token provided has expired	The provided access token has expired
`403`	`user_access_error` The user does not have access to the application	The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the portal administrator has restricted access to this application to specific users only
`500`	`PORTAL_DELETED` Portal was deleted	The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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