---
title: "Upload evidence for a draft case: a PDF, JPEG or PNG, decided by the file's contents (415 `unsupported_media_type` otherwise, for a live case). A `correspondence` document may also be plain UTF-8 text, such as the body of a forwarded email, stored as `text/plain`. For a live case, `purpose: \"other\"` files can also be added after submission, until the case is finished"
method: POST
path: "/v1/cases/{id}/documents"
---

# Upload evidence for a draft case: a PDF, JPEG or PNG, decided by the file's contents (415 \`unsupported_media_type\` otherwise, for a live case). A \`correspondence\` document may also be plain UTF-8 text, such as the body of a forwarded email, stored as \`text/plain\`. For a live case, \`purpose: "other"\` files can also be added after submission, until the case is finished

`POST /v1/cases/{id}/documents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.evictionsapi.com`
- URL: `https://api.evictionsapi.com/v1/cases/{id}/documents`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `filename` string, required
  - `purpose` 'authority' | 'prior_notice' | 'prior_notice_proof' | 'other' | 'lease' | 'ledger' | 'correspondence', required
  - `contentBase64` string, required

## Response `201`

The stored document.

- Document
  - `id` string, required
  - `kind` 'evidence' | 'notice' | 'filing' | 'proof' | 'other', required
  - `specId` string, nullable
  - `purpose` unknown
  - `filename` string, required
  - `contentType` 'application/pdf' | 'image/jpeg' | 'image/png' | 'text/plain': Decided from the file's first bytes when it was stored, never from its name. `text/plain` only for a `correspondence` document that is plain text (the body of a forwarded email).
  - `contentHash` string, required: SHA-256 of the document bytes. An attorney approval names these.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: The credential is missing or invalid.
- `403`: The credential is not allowed to do this (`forbidden`). For a signed-in session: `permission_denied`, the person's role in the organization lacks the permission this needs (ask an owner); `no_organization`, the person belongs to no organization yet (start one with `POST /v1/me/organizations` or accept an invitation).
- `404`: Not found.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state: for a case, it is not in a state that allows this, or its details were erased (`erased`); for an API key, a limit or the key in use.
- `422`: The case did not pass a check.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evictionsapi/apis/evictions-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evictionsapi/apis/evictions-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evictionsapi/apis/evictions-api/revisions/28459213a1a3?raw)