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Uploads

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Cancel upload

$ openai uploads cancel

POST/uploads/{upload_id}/cancel

Cancels the Upload. No Parts may be added after an Upload is cancelled.

Returns the Upload object with status cancelled.

ParametersExpand Collapse

--upload-id: string

The ID of the Upload.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

upload: object { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }

The Upload object can accept byte chunks in the form of Parts.

id: string

The Upload unique identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

bytes: number

The intended number of bytes to be uploaded.

created_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the Upload was created.

expires_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the Upload will expire.

filename: string

The name of the file to be uploaded.

object: "upload"

The object type, which is always “upload”.

purpose: string

The intended purpose of the file. Please refer here for acceptable values.

status: "pending" or "completed" or "cancelled" or "expired"

The status of the Upload.

file: optional object { id, bytes, created_at, 6 more }

The File object represents a document that has been uploaded to OpenAI.

Cancel upload

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openai uploads cancel \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --upload-id upload_abc123

{
  "id": "upload_abc123",
  "object": "upload",
  "bytes": 2147483648,
  "created_at": 1719184911,
  "filename": "training_examples.jsonl",
  "purpose": "fine-tune",
  "status": "cancelled",
  "expires_at": 1719127296
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "upload_abc123",
  "object": "upload",
  "bytes": 2147483648,
  "created_at": 1719184911,
  "filename": "training_examples.jsonl",
  "purpose": "fine-tune",
  "status": "cancelled",
  "expires_at": 1719127296
}