Move file

Move a stored upload to a new account-relative path.

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POST/v1/files/move-file

https://api.vee3.io/v1/files/move-file

0 tokens

Move a stored upload to a new account-relative path.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

files.move_file

Parameters2 fields

source_file_namestringRequired

Current relative file name or path. Use files.list_uploaded_files to see available names.

max length 255

destination_file_namestringRequired

New relative file name or path. Must not already exist in account storage.

max length 255

Response2 fields

source_file_namestring

Previous file name.

destination_file_namestring

New file name after the move.

HTTP errors: unauthorized, payment_required, validation_error, uploaded_file_not_found, uploaded_file_name_in_use

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/files/move-file"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
    "source_file_name": "q1-summary.pdf",
    "destination_file_name": "reports/q1-summary.pdf"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200File moved to the new path.

moved.json

{
  "source_file_name": "q1-summary.pdf",
  "destination_file_name": "reports/q1-summary.pdf"
}