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POST
/
vault
/
{id}
/
upload
Generate presigned upload URL for vault file
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.case.dev/vault/{id}/upload \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "filename": "<string>",
  "contentType": "<string>",
  "metadata": {},
  "auto_index": true,
  "sizeBytes": 2684354560,
  "path": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "objectId": "cm123abc456",
  "uploadUrl": "https://vault-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/objects/cm123abc456/contract.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=...",
  "expiresIn": 3600,
  "s3Key": "objects/cm123abc456/contract.pdf",
  "auto_index": true,
  "enableIndexing": true,
  "instructions": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/pdf"
    },
    "note": "Upload your file to the uploadUrl using PUT request. After upload completes, call POST /vault/:vaultId/upload/:objectId/confirm to record the result, then call POST /vault/:vaultId/ingest/:objectId to trigger processing."
  },
  "next_step": "POST /vault/vault_789/ingest/cm123abc456"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key starting with sk_case_

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Vault ID to upload the file to

Body

application/json
​
filename
string
required

Name of the file to upload

​
contentType
string
required

MIME type of the file (e.g., application/pdf, image/jpeg)

​
metadata
object

Additional metadata to associate with the file

​
auto_index
boolean
default:true

Whether to automatically process and index the file for search

​
sizeBytes
integer

File size in bytes (optional, max 5GB for single PUT uploads). When provided, enforces exact file size at S3 level.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 5368709120
​
path
string

Optional folder path for hierarchy preservation. Allows integrations to maintain source folder structure from systems like NetDocs, Clio, or Smokeball. Example: '/Discovery/Depositions/2024'

Response

Upload URL generated successfully

​
objectId
string

Unique identifier for the uploaded object

​
uploadUrl
string

Presigned URL for uploading the file

​
expiresIn
number

URL expiration time in seconds

​
s3Key
string

S3 object key for the file

​
path
string | null

Folder path for hierarchy if provided

​
auto_index
boolean

Whether the file will be automatically indexed

​
enableIndexing
boolean

Whether the vault supports indexing. False for storage-only vaults.

​
instructions
object
​
next_step
string | null

Next API endpoint to call for processing