---
title: "Upload a new reference file"
method: POST
path: "/api/rest/v1/assets/{asset_code}/reference-files/{locale_code}"
tags: ["PAM asset reference file"]
---

# Upload a new reference file

`POST /api/rest/v1/assets/{asset_code}/reference-files/{locale_code}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://demo.akeneo.com`
- URL: `http://demo.akeneo.com/api/rest/v1/assets/{asset_code}/reference-files/{locale_code}`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Content-type`

This endpoint allows you to upload a new reference file for a given PAM asset and locale. It will also automatically generate all the variation files corresponding to this reference file.

## Path parameters

- `asset_code` string, required
- `locale_code` string, required

## Headers

- `Content-type` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `file` string, binary, required: The binaries of the file

## Response `201`

Uploaded

- object
  - `message` string: Message explaining the warning
  - `errors` object[]
    - `channel` string: Channel for which the variation file generation failed
    - `locale` string: Locale for which the variation file generation failed
    - `message` string: Message explaining why the variation file generation failed

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Authentication required
- `403`: Access forbidden
- `404`: Resource not found
- `415`: Unsupported Media type
- `422`: Unprocessable entity

---

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