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Xano Files API

Workspace file library.

Xano Files API is one of 7 APIs that Xano publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Files. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta.

4 operations 4 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Xano Files API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Scoped Metadata API access token generated from your Xano instance settings (Instances Metadata API Manage Access Tokens). Sent as Authorization: Bearer .

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Files 4

Workspace file library.

GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/files
List files in the workspace file library.
listFiles 3 params → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/files/upload
Upload a file to the workspace file library.
uploadFile 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/workspace/{workspace_id}/files/{file_id}
Delete a file.
deleteFile 2 params → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/files/delete-batch
Delete multiple files.
deleteFilesBatch 1 param body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are File (6 properties), FileList (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

File
object
6 properties
FileList
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

xano-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Xano publishes across the network.

Xano Generated User APIs
Xano API Groups API
Xano Auth API
Xano Content API
Xano Tables API
Xano Workspace API