Generate upload URL

Returns a short-lived upload URL for uploading a PDF to Seal’s storage. Upload the file with a POST request using Content-Type: application/pdf, then pass the returned storage_id to POST /documents.

POST/uploads/generate-url

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

Pass your API key as a Bearer token. API keys are scoped to specific operations — configure scopes in your organization's Settings → Developer → API Keys.

Responses

200

Upload URL generated

upload_urlstring<uri>required

Pre-signed URL — expires in 60 seconds

401

Missing or invalid API key

typestringrequired

Machine-readable error code

statusintegerrequired

HTTP status code

titlestringrequired

Human-readable error message

detailsobject

Field-level validation errors

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/uploads/generate-url" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

const response = await fetch("https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/uploads/generate-url", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
  }
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/uploads/generate-url",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    },
)

Response

{
  "upload_url": "http://example.com"
}

{
  "type": "AUTH_ERROR",
  "status": 401,
  "title": "Missing or invalid API key"
}