---
title: "Changes to Uploads a file for extraction of metadata and returns file id"
method: POST
path: "/extractions/upload_file"
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# Changes to Uploads a file for extraction of metadata and returns file id

`POST /extractions/upload_file`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 70 revisions.

- **2020-05-20** `f45391a1230b`: 1 breaking
- **2019-04-05** `6617a59088f7`: 2 info
- **2019-02-25** `da934d250520`: 2 warning
- **2019-02-16** `fbd18bdce0e5`: 2 info

## Changes

- **2020-05-20** `f45391a1230b`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body
- **2019-04-05** `6617a59088f7`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `extract`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `showPreviews`
- **2019-02-25** `da934d250520`: 2 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `extract`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `showPreviews`
- **2019-02-16** `fbd18bdce0e5`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `extract`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `showPreviews`

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