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Create a file in the "My documents" section

POST /api/2.0/files/@my/file

Creates a new file in the "My documents" section with the title specified in the request.

Note: If a file extension is different from DOCX/XLSX/PPTX and refers to one of the known text, spreadsheet or presentation formats, it will be changed to DOCX/XLSX/PPTX accordingly. If the file extension is not specified or is unknown, the DOCX extension will be added to the file title.

Request body​

title​

type: string

File title

Example: "string"

Request example​

{
  "title": "string"
}

Returns​

New file information. A request that is not authenticated returns 401.

Name​

type: string

Example: "File name"

UpdatedBy​

type: EmployeeWraper

Updated​

type: string

Example: "2020-12-08T17:37:03.3424957Z"

Location​

type: string

Example: "4\\\\46\\\\File name"

Response example​

{
  "Name": "File name",
  "UpdatedBy": {
    "Id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "DisplayName": "Mike Zanyatski",
    "Title": "Manager",
    "AvatarSmall": "url to small avatar",
    "ProfileUrl": "/Products/People/Profile.aspx?user=administrator"
  },
  "Updated": "2020-12-08T17:37:03.3424957Z",
  "Location": "4\\\\46\\\\File name"
}