Create Multiple Documents

This endpoint allows you to create multiple documents at once with a CSV input file.

The maximum CSV input file size is 1GB.
The values in the input must be UTF-8 encoded.
CSVs must follow the standard format.
The maximum batch size is 500.

POST/api/{version}/objects/documents/batch

Headers

Name	Description
`Content-Type`	`text/csv`
`Accept`	`application/json` (default) or `text/csv`

Body Parameters

Prepare a CSV input file. There are multiple ways to create documents in bulk. The following shows the required standard fields needed to create documents, but an Admin may set other standard or custom document fields as required in your Vault. To find which fields are required, retrieve document fields. You can also optionally include any editable document field.

Create Documents from Uploaded Files

You must first upload the document source files to your Vault's FTP staging server.

Name	Description
`file`	The filepath of the source document. The maximum allowed file size is 4GB.
`name__v`	The name of the new document.
`type__v`	The name of the document type to assign to the new document.
`subtype__v`	The name of the document subtype (if one exists on the document type).
`classification__v`	The name of the document classification (if one exists on the document subtype).
`lifecycle__v`	The name of the document lifecycle to assign to the new document.
`major_version_number__v`	The major version number to assign to the new document
`minor_version_number__v`	The minor version number to assign to the new document.
`suppressRendition`	Optional: `false` by default. Set to `true` to suppress generation of viewable renditions.
`product__v`	Example: This is an example object reference field. To assign value for this field type, include either the document field name `product__v` or the document field name plus the name field on the object `product__v.name__v`.

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Create Documents from Templates

When you create a new document from a template, Vault copies the template file in your Vault and uses that copy as the source file for the new document.

Name	Description
`fromTemplate`	The template to apply to the document.
`name__v`	The name of the new document.
`type__v`	The name of the document type to assign to the new document.
`subtype__v`	The name of the document subtype (if one exists on the document type).
`classification__v`	The name of the document classification (if one exists on the document subtype).
`lifecycle__v`	The name of the document lifecycle to assign to the new document.
`major_version_number__v`	The major version number to assign to the new document
`minor_version_number__v`	The minor version number to assign to the new document.
`product__v`	Example: This is an example object reference field. To assign value for this field type, include either the document field name `product__v` or the document field name plus the name field on the object `product__v.name__v`.

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Create Content Placeholder Documents

Vault allows you to create content placeholders when the associated file is not yet available. You can add the source document at a later date.

Name	Description
`file`	Include this column in your input, but leave the values blank.
`name__v`	The name of the new document.
`type__v`	The name of the document type to assign to the new document.
`subtype__v`	The name of the document subtype (if one exists on the document type).
`classification__v`	The name of the document classification (if one exists on the document subtype).
`lifecycle__v`	The name of the document lifecycle to assign to the new document.
`major_version_number__v`	The major version number to assign to the new document
`minor_version_number__v`	The minor version number to assign to the new document.

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Create Unclassified Documents

Unclassified documents are documents which have a source file, but no document type. The following fields are required, but you can include any editable document field.

Name	Description
`file`	The filepath of the source document. The maximum allowed file size is 4GB.
`name__v`	The name of the new document.
`type__v`	Set the document type to `Undefined`
`lifecycle__v`	Set the document lifecycle to `Unclassified`

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Request

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
-H "Content-Type: text/csv" \
-H "Accept: text/csv" \
--data-binary @"C:\Vault\Documents\create_documents.csv" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v17.2/objects/documents/batch

Response

{
    "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
    "data": [
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 771,
            "external_id__v": "ALT-DOC-0771"
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 772,
            "external_id__v": "CHO-DOC-0772"
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 773,
            "external_id__v": "GLU-DOC-0773"
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "FAILURE"
            "errors": [
                {
                    "type": "INVALID_DATA",
                    "message": "Error message describing why this document was not created."
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}