Files

Portkey supports Anthropic’s Files API (beta), enabling you to upload, list, retrieve, and delete files through the gateway. Uploaded files can be referenced in chat completions using file_id instead of re-uploading content each request.

The Files API is in beta and requires the files-api-2025-04-14 beta header. Portkey sets this automatically for file endpoints when using the SDK. For cURL requests, include the anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14 header.

Upload a file

Python
NodeJS
REST
OpenAI Python
OpenAI NodeJS

from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider="@anthropic"
)

file = portkey.files.create(
    purpose="assistants",
    file=open("document.pdf", "rb")
)

print(file.id)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai';
import fs from 'fs';

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider: "@anthropic"
});

const file = await portkey.files.create({
    purpose: "assistants",
    file: fs.createReadStream("document.pdf")
});

console.log(file.id);

curl -X POST https://api.portkey.ai/v1/files \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-portkey-provider: @anthropic" \
  -H "anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14" \
  -F 'file=@"document.pdf"'

from openai import OpenAI
from portkey_ai import PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    base_url=PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    default_headers=createHeaders(
        provider="@anthropic",
        api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    )
)

file = client.files.create(
    purpose="assistants",
    file=open("document.pdf", "rb")
)

print(file.id)

import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders } from 'portkey-ai';
import fs from 'fs';

const client = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    baseURL: PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    defaultHeaders: createHeaders({
        provider: "@anthropic",
        apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    })
});

const file = await client.files.create({
    purpose: "assistants",
    file: fs.createReadStream("document.pdf")
});

console.log(file.id);

Use uploaded files in chat completions

Once a file is uploaded, reference it by file_id in your chat completions requests:

Python
NodeJS
REST

from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY")

response = portkey.chat.completions.create(
    model="@anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "text", "text": "Please summarize this document."},
            {"type": "file", "file": {"file_id": "<file_id>", "mime_type": "application/pdf"}}
        ]
    }]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai';

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
});

const response = await portkey.chat.completions.create({
    model: "@anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
    max_tokens: 1024,
    messages: [{
        role: "user",
        content: [
            { type: "text", text: "Please summarize this document." },
            { type: "file", file: { file_id: "<file_id>", mime_type: "application/pdf" } }
        ]
    }]
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

curl -X POST https://api.portkey.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "@anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
          {
            "type": "text",
            "text": "Please summarize this document."
          },
          {
            "type": "file",
            "file": {
              "file_id": "<file_id>",
              "mime_type": "application/pdf"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }'

When using the SDK, the anthropic-beta header is set automatically for file endpoints. For chat completions with file references via cURL, include anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14 in your request headers.

List files

Python
NodeJS
REST
OpenAI Python
OpenAI NodeJS

from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider="@anthropic"
)

files = portkey.files.list()

print(files)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai';

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider: "@anthropic"
});

const files = await portkey.files.list();

console.log(files);

curl https://api.portkey.ai/v1/files \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-portkey-provider: @anthropic" \
  -H "anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14"

from openai import OpenAI
from portkey_ai import PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    base_url=PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    default_headers=createHeaders(
        provider="@anthropic",
        api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    )
)

files = client.files.list()

print(files)

import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders } from 'portkey-ai';

const client = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    baseURL: PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    defaultHeaders: createHeaders({
        provider: "@anthropic",
        apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    })
});

const files = await client.files.list();

console.log(files);

Get file

Python
NodeJS
REST
OpenAI Python
OpenAI NodeJS

from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider="@anthropic"
)

file = portkey.files.retrieve(file_id="<file_id>")

print(file)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai';

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider: "@anthropic"
});

const file = await portkey.files.retrieve("<file_id>");

console.log(file);

curl https://api.portkey.ai/v1/files/<file_id> \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-portkey-provider: @anthropic" \
  -H "anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14"

from openai import OpenAI
from portkey_ai import PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    base_url=PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    default_headers=createHeaders(
        provider="@anthropic",
        api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    )
)

file = client.files.retrieve("<file_id>")

print(file)

import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders } from 'portkey-ai';

const client = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    baseURL: PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    defaultHeaders: createHeaders({
        provider: "@anthropic",
        apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    })
});

const file = await client.files.retrieve("<file_id>");

console.log(file);

Delete file

Python
NodeJS
REST
OpenAI Python
OpenAI NodeJS

from portkey_ai import Portkey

portkey = Portkey(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider="@anthropic"
)

response = portkey.files.delete(file_id="<file_id>")

print(response)

import Portkey from 'portkey-ai';

const portkey = new Portkey({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    provider: "@anthropic"
});

const response = await portkey.files.delete("<file_id>");

console.log(response);

curl -X DELETE https://api.portkey.ai/v1/files/<file_id> \
  -H "x-portkey-api-key: $PORTKEY_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-portkey-provider: @anthropic" \
  -H "anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14"

from openai import OpenAI
from portkey_ai import PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    base_url=PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    default_headers=createHeaders(
        provider="@anthropic",
        api_key="PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    )
)

response = client.files.delete("<file_id>")

print(response)

import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL, createHeaders } from 'portkey-ai';

const client = new OpenAI({
    apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY",
    baseURL: PORTKEY_GATEWAY_URL,
    defaultHeaders: createHeaders({
        provider: "@anthropic",
        apiKey: "PORTKEY_API_KEY"
    })
});

const response = await client.files.delete("<file_id>");

console.log(response);

Supported file types

Anthropic’s Files API supports the following file types:

Type	MIME types
PDF	`application/pdf`
Images	`image/jpeg`, `image/png`, `image/gif`, `image/webp`

Limitations

The Files API is only available on direct Anthropic API — it is not supported on Bedrock or Vertex AI
Files API is currently in beta and requires the files-api-2025-04-14 beta header for cURL requests
Refer to Anthropic’s documentation for the latest file size and rate limits

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Upload a file

Use uploaded files in chat completions

List files

Get file

Delete file

Supported file types

Limitations

​Upload a file

​Use uploaded files in chat completions

​List files

​Get file

​Delete file

​Supported file types

​Limitations

Upload a file

Use uploaded files in chat completions

List files

Get file

Delete file

Supported file types

Limitations