---
title: "Update Document File"
method: POST
path: "/documents/{document_id}/update_file"
tags: ["Documents"]
---

# Update Document File

`POST /documents/{document_id}/update_file`

Update a document with content from a file using the specified strategy.

Args:
    document_id: ID of the document to update
    file: File to add to the document
    metadata: JSON string of metadata to merge with existing metadata
    update_strategy: Strategy for updating the document (default: 'add')
    use_colpali: Whether to use multi-vector embedding
    auth: Authentication context

Returns:
    Document: Updated document metadata

## Path parameters

- `document_id` string, required

## Headers

- `authorization` string

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- Document — Represents a document stored in the database documents collection
  - `external_id` string
  - `content_type` string, required
  - `filename` string, nullable
  - `metadata` object
  - `storage_info` object
  - `storage_files` StorageFileInfo[]
    - `bucket` string, required
    - `key` string, required
    - `version` integer
    - `filename` string, nullable
    - `content_type` string, nullable
    - `timestamp` string, date-time
  - `system_metadata` object
  - `additional_metadata` object
  - `chunk_ids` string[]
  - `folder_name` string, nullable
  - `end_user_id` string, nullable
  - `app_id` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2025-11-05** `9ade02dd7b1d` — 1 warning
  - removed the request property `rules`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/morphik-org/apis/fastapi/changes/documents/:document_id/update_file/post.md)

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