Upload a File
Applies To: Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Uploads a file to a location where the user has access permissions.
URI Template
POST services/builtin/FileContentAccessService.svc/filecontent?overwrite={overwrite}&path={path}
{overwrite}
true to overwrite any existing file; otherwise, false.
{path}
A network path that begins with the server name, in the format /ServerName/FolderPath/FileName.
Sample Request
POST https://www.contoso.com/services/builtin/FileContentAccessService.svc/filecontent?overwrite=false&path=servername/Company/2.txt HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Cookie: ASP.NET_SessionId=********************
Canary: *********************
Host: domainname
Content-Length: ***
<file content>
Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Error Codes
| Error Code | Error Message |
|---|---|
| 400 | The path is too long or has unsupported characters (such as *\|"<>). |
| 401 | Access is denied to the requested resource. |
| 409 | An item already exists with the requested new name. |
Remarks
The file content should be put into the stream of the HTTP request. Uploads that can be resumed are not supported.
By default, the maximum size of a file that can be uploaded is 100 MB.