---
title: "POST /v1/{innovationId}/files"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{innovationId}/files"
tags: ["[v1] Innovation Files"]
---

# POST /v1/{innovationId}/files

`POST /v1/{innovationId}/files`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api`
- URL: `https://nhse-${ENV}-innovation-service-innovation-functions.azurewebsites.net/api/v1/{innovationId}/files`
- Auth: none declared

Create a new innovation file.

## Path parameters

- `innovationId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `context` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'INNOVATION' | 'INNOVATION_EVIDENCE' | 'INNOVATION_MESSAGE' | 'INNOVATION_PROGRESS_UPDATE' | 'INNOVATION_SECTION' | 'INNOVATION_REGULATIONS', required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `file` object, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `size` number, float, required
    - `extension` string, required

## Response `200`

The innovation file has been created.

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The innovation file could not be created.
- `401`: The user is not authorized to create an innovation file.
- `403`: The user is not allowed to create an innovation file.
- `404`: The innovation could not be found.
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred while creating the innovation file.

## Changes

- **2026-09-24** `c7535c8a7a65`: 1 info
  - added the new `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` enum value to the request property `context/type`
- **2026-09-21** `a44efd127712`: 1 breaking
  - removed the enum value `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` of the request property `context/type`
- **2026-07-14** `ceb022103eaf`: 1 info
  - added the new `INNOVATION_REGULATIONS` enum value to the request property `context/type`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/changes/v1/:innovationId/files/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nhs-england/apis/innovations-api-nhs-innovation-service/revisions/c7535c8a7a65?raw)