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Upload File

Upload a file that can be used across various endpoints/features. The size of individual files can be a maximum of 512mb. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's OpenAI (ChatGPT) account once, then configure and run Upload File from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "openai-upload-file",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    openai: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    file: "File Path or URL",
    purpose: "Purpose",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Upload File inputs
Property Type Description
file File Path or URL string
The file to process. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myFile.txt). See the Assistants Tools guide to learn more about the types of files supported. The Fine-tuning API only supports .jsonl files.
Required
purpose Purpose string
The intended purpose of the uploaded file. Use 'fine-tune' for fine-tuning and 'assistants' for assistants and messages.
Required
syncDir SyncDir dir
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
openai-upload-file
Version
0.1.5
App
OpenAI (ChatGPT)
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes