Upload Document crm.documentgenerator.document.upload

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Scope: crm

Who can execute the method: a user with "edit" access permission for document generator documents

The method crm.documentgenerator.document.upload uploads a prepared document and attaches it to a CRM entity.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

fields*
object

Object with document upload parameters (more details)

Parameter fields

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

entityTypeId*
integer

Identifier of the CRM entity type.

Typical values:

  • 1 — lead
  • 2 — deal
  • 3 — contact
  • 4 — company
  • 7 — estimate

For SPAs, their entityTypeId is passed, for example, 177

entityId*
integer

Identifier of the CRM entity to which the document is attached

fileContent*
string

Content of the DOCX file in base64 format.

More details: How to upload files

region*
string

Template region code, for example, de

title*
string

Document title

number*
string

Document number

pdfContent
string

Content of the PDF file in base64 format.

More details: How to upload files

imageContent
string

Content of the image in base64 format.

More details: How to upload files

Method Features

pdfUrl and imageUrl may be absent immediately after upload, as conversion is performed asynchronously. To check the result, use crm.documentgenerator.document.get

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

Example of uploading a document where:

  • entityTypeId — 2 (deal)
  • entityId — 101
  • region — de
  • document title — Product Demonstration Implementation
  • document number — 2026-001
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"fields":{"entityTypeId":2,"entityId":101,"fileContent":"**base64_docx_content**","region":"de","title":"Product Demonstration Implementation","number":"2026-001","pdfContent":"**base64_pdf_content**","imageContent":"**base64_image_content**"}}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/crm.documentgenerator.document.upload
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"fields":{"entityTypeId":2,"entityId":101,"fileContent":"**base64_docx_content**","region":"de","title":"Product Demonstration Implementation","number":"2026-001","pdfContent":"**base64_pdf_content**","imageContent":"**base64_image_content**"},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/crm.documentgenerator.document.upload
        
try
        {
            const response = await $b24.callMethod(
                'crm.documentgenerator.document.upload',
                {
                    fields: {
                        entityTypeId: 2,
                        entityId: 101,
                        fileContent: '**base64_docx_content**',
                        region: 'de',
                        title: 'Product Demonstration Implementation',
                        number: '2026-001',
                        pdfContent: '**base64_pdf_content**',
                        imageContent: '**base64_image_content**',
                    },
                }
            );
        
            const result = response.getData().result;
            console.info(result);
        }
        catch (error)
        {
            console.error('Error:', error);
        }
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'crm.documentgenerator.document.upload',
                    [
                        'fields' => [
                            'entityTypeId' => 2,
                            'entityId' => 101,
                            'fileContent' => '**base64_docx_content**',
                            'region' => 'de',
                            'title' => 'Product Demonstration Implementation',
                            'number' => '2026-001',
                            'pdfContent' => '**base64_pdf_content**',
                            'imageContent' => '**base64_image_content**',
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo '<pre>';
            print_r($result);
            echo '</pre>';
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error uploading document: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'crm.documentgenerator.document.upload',
            {
                fields: {
                    entityTypeId: 2,
                    entityId: 101,
                    fileContent: '**base64_docx_content**',
                    region: 'de',
                    title: 'Product Demonstration Implementation',
                    number: '2026-001',
                    pdfContent: '**base64_pdf_content**',
                    imageContent: '**base64_image_content**',
                },
            },
            (result) => {
                result.error()
                    ? console.error(result.error())
                    : console.info(result.data())
                ;
            },
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'crm.documentgenerator.document.upload',
            [
                'fields' => [
                    'entityTypeId' => 2,
                    'entityId' => 101,
                    'fileContent' => '**base64_docx_content**',
                    'region' => 'de',
                    'title' => 'Product Demonstration Implementation',
                    'number' => '2026-001',
                    'pdfContent' => '**base64_pdf_content**',
                    'imageContent' => '**base64_image_content**',
                ],
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": {
                "document": {
                    "changeStampsEnabled": false,
                    "changeStampsDisabledReason": "The template does not have seals and signatures",
                    "changeQrCodeEnabled": false,
                    "qrCodeEnabled": false,
                    "changeQrCodeDisabledReason": "The template does not have a QR code",
                    "products": {
                        "currencyId": "EUR",
                        "totalSum": "0.00",
                        "totalRows": 0
                    },
                    "downloadUrl": "https://bitrix.bitrix24.com/bitrix/services/main/ajax.php?action=crm.documentgenerator.document.download&SITE_ID=s1&id=63",
                    "publicUrl": null,
                    "title": "Product Demonstration Implementation",
                    "number": "2026-001",
                    "id": "63",
                    "createTime": "2026-03-20T17:08:24+01:00",
                    "createdBy": "577",
                    "updateTime": "2026-03-20T17:08:24+01:00",
                    "updatedBy": null,
                    "stampsEnabled": false,
                    "isTransformationError": false,
                    "values": {
                        "productsTableVariant": "",
                        "_creationMethod": "rest"
                    },
                    "templateId": "55",
                    "pullTag": "TRANSFORMDOCUMENT63",
                    "emailDiskFile": 5619,
                    "entityId": "101",
                    "entityTypeId": "2",
                    "downloadUrlMachine": "https://bitrix.bitrix24.com/rest/crm.documentgenerator.document.download.json?auth=***&token=***"
                }
            },
            "time": {
                "start": 1774015704,
                "finish": 1774015705.08562,
                "duration": 1.0856199264526367,
                "processing": 1,
                "date_start": "2026-03-20T17:08:24+01:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-03-20T17:08:25+01:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1774016304,
                "operating": 1.0284008979797363
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
object

Root object of the response. Contains the structure result

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Type result

Name
type

Description

document
object

Data of the uploaded document. Structure described in type document

Type document

Name
type

Description

id
integer | string

Document identifier

title
string

Document title

number
string

Document number

createTime
datetime

Creation date

updateTime
datetime

Update date

createdBy
integer | string

Identifier of the user who created the document

updatedBy
integer | string | null

Identifier of the user who updated the document

changeStampsEnabled
boolean

Whether the seal and signature substitution feature can be changed

changeStampsDisabledReason
string

Reason why the seal and signature substitution feature cannot be changed

changeQrCodeEnabled
boolean

Whether the QR code can be enabled or disabled

qrCodeEnabled
boolean

Current state of the QR code

changeQrCodeDisabledReason
string

Reason why the QR code cannot be changed

products
object

Summary information about the document's products (currencyId, totalSum, totalRows)

stampsEnabled
boolean

Seal and signature substitution feature indicator

downloadUrl
string

Link to download the document

downloadUrlMachine
string

Link to download the document for machine access

publicUrl
string | null

Public link to the document

isTransformationError
boolean

Indicator of document conversion error

transformationErrorMessage
string

Text of the conversion error, if isTransformationError = true

transformationErrorCode
string

Code of the conversion error, if isTransformationError = true

templateId
integer | string

Identifier of the template

pullTag
string

Tag of the document transformation event

emailDiskFile
integer

Identifier of the file in Drive for sending via email

entityTypeId
integer | string

Identifier of the CRM entity type

entityId
integer | string

Identifier of the CRM entity

values
object | null

Values of the document fields

imageUrl
string

Link to the document image, if already created

pdfUrl
string

Link to the PDF file of the document, if already created

imageUrlMachine
string

Link to the document image for machine access

pdfUrlMachine
string

Link to the PDF document for machine access

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400

{
            "error": "100",
            "error_description": "Invalid value {} to match with parameter {fields}. Should be value of type array."
        }
        

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

100

Could not find value for parameter

Required parameter fields not provided

100

Invalid value {} to match with parameter {fields}. Should be value of type array.

Parameter fields not passed in object format

0

Empty required fields: entityTypeId, fileContent, region, entityId

Required fields in fields not provided

0

Empty required fields: fileContent

Required field fields.fileContent not provided

0

Wrong "entityTypeId" field value

Incorrect fields.entityTypeId provided

0

No provider for entityTypeId

No suitable CRM provider found for fields.entityTypeId

0

Wrong "entityId" field value

Incorrect fields.entityId provided

0

Missing file content

fields.fileContent not provided or unreadable

0

Could not save file

Failed to save the uploaded file

0

Module crm is not installed

The crm module is unavailable during DG processing

0

Wrong provider ...

Incorrect document provider defined

0

Application not found

Failed to determine the current REST application

0

Error generating file for template

Failed to create a service file for the hidden template

0

Error getting template

Failed to get or create a hidden template for upload

Empty value

You do not have permissions to view documents

Insufficient permissions to view documents

Empty value

Module documentgenerator is not installed

The documentgenerator module is unavailable

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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