---
title: "Upload references"
method: POST
path: "/references"
tags: ["References"]
---

# Upload references

`POST /references`

## Response `200`

completed

- string[]

## Other responses

- `403` — Uploads not allowed
- `500` — Invalid data upload

## Changes

- **2026-01-18** `2e123831df6e` — 6 warning, 4 info
  - removed the request property `items/accession_code`
  - removed the request property `items/pub_date`
  - removed the request property `items/publisher`
  - removed the request property `items/short_name`
  - …6 more
- **2025-05-24** `16a2946a00d0` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/nceas/apis/vegbankapi/changes/references/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nceas/apis/vegbankapi.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nceas/apis/vegbankapi/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/nceas/vegbankapi/revisions/e7a03db5e29f/schema)