Create a File

File Service

Create a File

 

This operation allows you to create a new named file in the servers storage folder. If the file already exists the operation will fail.

 

HTTP method

POST

 

URI

/FileService/filename.ext

 

Request headers

Host: <server_dns_or_ip>

Accept: <mime_type>

Content-Length: <int>

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Length: <length>

 

Request body

A string containing the records from the text file.

 

Response headers

Content-Length: <int>

Date: <date_time>

Server: Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0

 

Response body

A JSON or XML string containing the full file spec of the file on the server.

 

HTTP result codes

HTTP 200 (OK) indicates that the file was created.

HTTP 403 (forbidden) indicates that the file already existed and was NOT updated.

 

 

Response Data Format

 

The format of the returned data is determined by the value of the HTTP Accept header that you pass.

 

Response Format

MIME Type

JSON string

application/json

XML string

application/xml

 

If you do not pass an Accept header then the default response will be a JSON array.