---
title: "POST create-file-thumbnail"
method: POST
path: "create-file-thumbnail"
---

# POST create-file-thumbnail

`POST create-file-thumbnail`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://design.penpot.app/api/main/methods`
- URL: `https://design.penpot.app/api/main/methods/create-file-thumbnail`
- Auth: none declared

Creates or updates the file thumbnail. Mainly used for paint the
grid thumbnails.

## Request body

- object
  - `fileId` string, uuid, required: UUID formatted string
  - `revn` integer, required: integer
  - `media` object, required
    - `filename` string, required
    - `size` integer, required: integer
    - `path` string, unix-path, required: filesystem path
    - `mtype` string
    - `headers` object

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/penpot/apis/penpot-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/penpot/apis/penpot-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/penpot/apis/penpot-api/revisions/a195708d87bc?raw)