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PUT
/
files
/
overwrite
/
{path}
Overwrite file content completely
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.openfiles.ai/functions/v1/api/files/overwrite/{path} \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "content": "<string>",
  "isBase64": false
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "path": "<string>",
    "version": 2,
    "mimeType": "<string>",
    "size": 1,
    "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  },
  "operation": "write_file",
  "message": "File created successfully, version 1"
}

Documentation Index

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Overwrite File Content Completely

Replaces the entire content of an existing file with new content. The file must exist first - this operation cannot create new files.

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Use Cases

  • Document revisions - Replace entire documents with new versions
  • Configuration updates - Update entire config files
  • Template replacement - Replace template files with generated content
  • Data refresh - Replace data files with updated datasets

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Example Usage

const response = await fetch('https://api.openfiles.ai/functions/v1/api/files/overwrite/config/settings.json', {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': API_KEY,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    content: JSON.stringify({
      "version": "2.0",
      "theme": "dark",
      "notifications": true
    }, null, 2)
  })
})

Authorizations

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x-api-key
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Get your API key from the console.

Path Parameters

​
path
string
required

File path (S3-style, no leading slash)

Body

application/json
​
content
string
required
Maximum string length: 10485760
​
isBase64
boolean
default:false

Response

Success

​
success
boolean
required
Example:

true

​
data
object
required
​
operation
string
required
Example:

"write_file"

​
message
string
required
Example:

"File created successfully, version 1"