---
title: "Create attachment"
method: POST
path: "/contracts/{contract_id}/attachments"
tags: ["Attachment"]
---

# Create attachment

`POST /contracts/{contract_id}/attachments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/api`
- URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/api/contracts/{contract_id}/attachments`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/authorizations/new`
    - Token URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Client credentials
    - Token URL: `https://r38.coupadev.com/oauth2/access_tokens`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/coupa/apis/coupa-api-4/docs/contracts/:contract_id/attachments/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create attachment

## Path parameters

- `contract_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `return_object` 'limited' | 'shallow' | 'none'
- `filter` string

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- object
  - `attachment[file]` string, binary, required
  - `attachment[type]` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- Attachment
  - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `created-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `file` string, string(255): file
  - `file-content-type` string, string(255): file content type
  - `file-file-name` string, string(255): file name
  - `file-file-size` string, string(255): file size
  - `file-url` string, string: URL to attached file
  - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
  - `intent` string, string(40): intent
  - `linked-to` string, string(255): link to specific feature
  - `text` string, text: text
  - `type` string, string(255): type
  - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `updated-by` UserSimple
    - `avatar-thumb-url` string, string: Avatar url
    - `created-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
    - `email` string, string(255), required: email
    - `employee-number` string, string(255): employee number
    - `firstname` string, string(40), required: first name
    - `fullname` string, string(255): full name
    - `id` integer: Coupa unique identifier
    - `lastname` string, string(40), required: last name
    - `login` string, string(255), required: login
    - `salesforce-id` string, string(255), required: salesforce_id
    - `updated-at` string, datetime: Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ
  - `url` string, string(255): url

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

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