> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://polar.sh/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update File > Update a file. **Scopes**: `files:write` ## OpenAPI ````yaml patch /v1/files/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Polar API summary: Polar HTTP and Webhooks API description: Read the docs at https://polar.sh/docs/api-reference version: 0.1.0 servers: - url: https://api.polar.sh description: Production environment x-speakeasy-server-id: production - url: https://sandbox-api.polar.sh description: Sandbox environment x-speakeasy-server-id: sandbox security: - access_token: [] tags: - name: public description: >- Endpoints shown and documented in the Polar API documentation and available in our SDKs. - name: private description: >- Endpoints that should appear in the schema only in development to generate our internal JS SDK. - name: mcp description: Endpoints enabled in the MCP server. paths: /v1/files/{id}: patch: tags: - files - public summary: Update File description: |- Update a file. **Scopes**: `files:write` operationId: files:update parameters: - name: id in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid4 description: The file ID. title: Id description: The file ID. requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilePatch' responses: '200': description: File updated. content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DownloadableFileRead' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductMediaFileRead' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationAvatarFileRead' discriminator: propertyName: service mapping: downloadable: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DownloadableFileRead' product_media: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductMediaFileRead' organization_avatar: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationAvatarFileRead' title: Response Files:Update '403': description: You don't have the permission to update this file. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotPermitted' '404': description: File not found. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound' '422': description: Validation Error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError' x-codeSamples: - lang: go label: Go (SDK) source: "package main\n\nimport(\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"os\"\n\tpolargo \"github.com/polarsource/polar-go\"\n\t\"github.com/polarsource/polar-go/models/components\"\n\t\"log\"\n\t\"github.com/polarsource/polar-go/models/operations\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n ctx := context.Background()\n\n s := polargo.New(\n polargo.WithSecurity(os.Getenv(\"POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN\")),\n )\n\n res, err := s.Files.Update(ctx, \"\", components.FilePatch{})\n if err != nil {\n log.Fatal(err)\n }\n if res.ResponseFilesUpdate != nil {\n switch res.ResponseFilesUpdate.Type {\n case operations.FilesUpdateResponseFilesUpdateTypeDownloadable:\n // res.ResponseFilesUpdate.DownloadableFileRead is populated\n case operations.FilesUpdateResponseFilesUpdateTypeProductMedia:\n // res.ResponseFilesUpdate.ProductMediaFileRead is populated\n case operations.FilesUpdateResponseFilesUpdateTypeOrganizationAvatar:\n // res.ResponseFilesUpdate.OrganizationAvatarFileRead is populated\n }\n\n }\n}" - lang: python label: Python (SDK) source: |- from polar_sdk import Polar with Polar( access_token="", ) as polar: res = polar.files.update(id="", file_patch={}) # Handle response print(res) - lang: typescript label: Typescript (SDK) source: |- import { Polar } from "@polar-sh/sdk"; const polar = new Polar({ accessToken: process.env["POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN"] ?? "", }); async function run() { const result = await polar.files.update({ id: "", filePatch: {}, }); console.log(result); } run(); - lang: php label: PHP (SDK) source: |- declare(strict_types=1); require 'vendor/autoload.php'; use Polar; use Polar\Models\Components; $sdk = Polar\Polar::builder() ->setSecurity( '' ) ->build(); $filePatch = new Components\FilePatch(); $response = $sdk->files->update( id: '', filePatch: $filePatch ); if ($response->responseFilesUpdate !== null) { // handle response } components: schemas: FilePatch: properties: name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Name version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Version type: object title: FilePatch DownloadableFileRead: properties: id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Id description: The ID of the object. organization_id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Organization Id name: type: string title: Name path: type: string title: Path mime_type: type: string title: Mime Type size: type: integer title: Size storage_version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Storage Version checksum_etag: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Etag checksum_sha256_base64: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Base64 checksum_sha256_hex: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Hex last_modified_at: anyOf: - type: string format: date-time - type: 'null' title: Last Modified At version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Version service: type: string const: downloadable title: Service is_uploaded: type: boolean title: Is Uploaded created_at: type: string format: date-time title: Created At size_readable: type: string title: Size Readable type: object required: - id - organization_id - name - path - mime_type - size - storage_version - checksum_etag - checksum_sha256_base64 - checksum_sha256_hex - last_modified_at - version - service - is_uploaded - created_at - size_readable title: DownloadableFileRead description: File to be associated with the downloadables benefit. ProductMediaFileRead: properties: id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Id description: The ID of the object. organization_id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Organization Id name: type: string title: Name path: type: string title: Path mime_type: type: string title: Mime Type size: type: integer title: Size storage_version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Storage Version checksum_etag: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Etag checksum_sha256_base64: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Base64 checksum_sha256_hex: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Hex last_modified_at: anyOf: - type: string format: date-time - type: 'null' title: Last Modified At version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Version service: type: string const: product_media title: Service is_uploaded: type: boolean title: Is Uploaded created_at: type: string format: date-time title: Created At size_readable: type: string title: Size Readable public_url: type: string title: Public Url type: object required: - id - organization_id - name - path - mime_type - size - storage_version - checksum_etag - checksum_sha256_base64 - checksum_sha256_hex - last_modified_at - version - service - is_uploaded - created_at - size_readable - public_url title: ProductMediaFileRead description: File to be used as a product media file. OrganizationAvatarFileRead: properties: id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Id description: The ID of the object. organization_id: type: string format: uuid4 title: Organization Id name: type: string title: Name path: type: string title: Path mime_type: type: string title: Mime Type size: type: integer title: Size storage_version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Storage Version checksum_etag: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Etag checksum_sha256_base64: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Base64 checksum_sha256_hex: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Checksum Sha256 Hex last_modified_at: anyOf: - type: string format: date-time - type: 'null' title: Last Modified At version: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' title: Version service: type: string const: organization_avatar title: Service is_uploaded: type: boolean title: Is Uploaded created_at: type: string format: date-time title: Created At size_readable: type: string title: Size Readable public_url: type: string title: Public Url type: object required: - id - organization_id - name - path - mime_type - size - storage_version - checksum_etag - checksum_sha256_base64 - checksum_sha256_hex - last_modified_at - version - service - is_uploaded - created_at - size_readable - public_url title: OrganizationAvatarFileRead description: File to be used as an organization avatar. NotPermitted: properties: error: type: string const: NotPermitted title: Error examples: - NotPermitted detail: type: string title: Detail type: object required: - error - detail title: NotPermitted ResourceNotFound: properties: error: type: string const: ResourceNotFound title: Error examples: - ResourceNotFound detail: type: string title: Detail type: object required: - error - detail title: ResourceNotFound HTTPValidationError: properties: detail: items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError' type: array title: Detail type: object title: HTTPValidationError ValidationError: properties: loc: items: anyOf: - type: string - type: integer type: array title: Location msg: type: string title: Message type: type: string title: Error Type input: title: Input ctx: type: object title: Context type: object required: - loc - msg - type title: ValidationError securitySchemes: access_token: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- You can generate an **Organization Access Token** from your organization's settings. ````