---
title: "POST create-upload-session"
method: POST
path: "create-upload-session"
---

# POST create-upload-session

`POST create-upload-session`

## Request

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

## Request body

- object
  - `totalChunks` integer, required: integer

## Response `default`

A default response

- object
  - `sessionId` string, uuid, required: UUID formatted string

## Changes

> 11 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-10** `d014f72adc3f`: 1 warning
  - the `totalChunks` request property's min was set to `1.00`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/penpot/apis/penpot-api/changes/create-upload-session/post.md)

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