Python File Upload SDK

Accelerated performance on every upload

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    Less waiting

    Make uploads over 3x faster

    22s Normal File Upload

    6s Normal File Upload

    100MB File. Based on average results from globalized testing.

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    Fewer failures

    Make uploads 100x more reliable

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    In testing, only Filestack could succesfully handle poor networks.

Full Documentation for our Python File Upload SDK

Using PHP for your backend instead? Read our PHP file upload tutorial

We’ve had a six year obession with upgrading the file upload experience.

Normally, 1 in 10 uploads fail. Filestack changes that.

Driven to solve the major application painpoint of unreliable uploads, we’ve designed an intelligent, global network that bests the industry average of 85% with an impressive 99.9999% upload success rate.

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Filestack connects you with a multitude of services with one simple integration. You never have to worry about updating API integrations again. Uploading Files is our raison d’etre. We update for other API changes, and will never depreciate our API or force unwarranted changes on you.

Libraries & SDKs
Choose from our SDKs to get started: Javascript, Ruby, PHP, Python, Swift, Android
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Once you integrate, you’re done. Never worry about changing APIs disrupting your file workflow again.
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Your files are always our #1 concern. We are always here to help you get up and running and assure the best performance.
Examples of code snippets
import * as filestack from 'filestack-js';
const client = filestack.init('YOUR API KEY');
client.upload(fileObject).then(data =>console.log(data.url));
gem 'filestack'
client = FilestackClient.new('YOUR_API_KEY',
security: security_object)
filelink = client.upload(filepath: '/path/to/file')
$ composer require --prefer-dist
filestack/filestack-php

use Filestack\FilestackClient;

$client = new FilestackClient('YOUR_API_KEY');
$filelink = $client-upload('/path/to/file');
$ pip install filestack-python

from filestack import Client
client = Client("")

params = {'mimetype': 'image/png'}
new_filelink =
client.upload(filepath="path/to/file",
params=params)
print(new_filelink.url)