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POST
/
v1
/
files
/
upload
Upload File
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form purpose=voice_clone \
  --form file='@example-file'
import requests

url = "https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload"

files = { "file": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
payload = { "purpose": "voice_clone" }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const form = new FormData();
form.append('purpose', 'voice_clone');
form.append('file', '<string>');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

fetch('https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"purpose\"\r\n\r\nvoice_clone\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload"

payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"purpose\"\r\n\r\nvoice_clone\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"purpose\"\r\n\r\nvoice_clone\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.minimax.io/v1/files/upload")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"purpose\"\r\n\r\nvoice_clone\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "file": {
    "file_id": 123456789012345680,
    "bytes": 5896337,
    "created_at": 1700469398,
    "filename": "audio_sample.mp3",
    "purpose": "voice_clone"
  },
  "base_resp": {
    "status_code": 0,
    "status_msg": "success"
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

HTTP: Bearer Auth

Headers

Content-Type
enum<string>
default:multipart/form-data
required

Indicates the request is a multipart file upload.

Available options:
multipart/form-data

Body

multipart/form-data
purpose
enum<string>
default:voice_clone
required

The purpose of the file. Supported values and formats:

  • voice_clone: For fast voice cloning of the original audio file. Supported formats: mp3, m4a, wav
Available options:
voice_clone
Example:

"voice_clone"

file
file
required

The file to upload. Provide the path to the audio file.

Requirements for uploaded files:

  • Formats: mp3, m4a, wav
  • Duration: Minimum 10 seconds, maximum 5 minutes
  • Size: Must not exceed 20 MB

Response

200 - application/json
file
object
base_resp
object