# Uploads a file to a custom field for a specified computer resource

This API allows clients to upload a file into a designated custom field within a computer resource.

## Endpoint

**PUT** `/dcapi/customFields/values/file`

## Request URL

https://[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)/dcapi/customFields/values/file

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.CustomField.CREATE`

## Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**
  - `application/uploadCustomFieldFile.v1+json`

### Query Parameters

- **selectedResources** `string` — Optional
  - The resource can be one of the following, depending on the view in which the custom field is created:
    - `RESOURCE_ID` — if the custom field is created in the Computer view
    - `SOFTWARE_ID` — if the custom field is created in the Software view
- **columnName** `string` — Optional
  - Column name where the uploaded file will be mapped.
- **tableName** `string` — Optional
  - The table name can be any of the names provided in the list below:
    1. `ManagedComputerCustomFields` — if custom field created in computer view
    2. `InvSWCustomFields` — if custom field created in software view.

### Request Body

`multipart/form-data`

- `uploadedFile` `string` — Optional
  - The file to be uploaded to the custom field. Supported formats: archives, data files, images, presentation files, scripts, spreadsheets, and documents
- `selectedResources` `string` — Optional
  - Identifier of the resource to which the file will be attached
- `columnName` `string` — Optional
  - The custom field column where the file should be uploaded
- `tableName` `string` — Optional
  - Target table in which the custom field data will be stored

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/customFields/values/file \
  --header 'Accept: application/uploadCustomFieldFile.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: multipart/form-data'
```

## Sample Request Body

```text
// Note: payload contains multiple type attributes

// type: string
uploadedFile = File to be uploaded

// type: string
selectedResources = 301

// type: string
columnName = COL301

// type: string
tableName = ManagedComputerCustomFields
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **204** — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 204

```text
204 No Content
```

## Rate Limits

![](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/images/people/ico-help.png)

**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration — Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold — Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period — Wait time before consecutive API requests.