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Paper Create

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Creates a new Paper doc with the provided content. **Required scope:** `files.content.write` **Endpoint format:** [Content-upload](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#content-upload-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication) This endpoint does not support apps with the app folder permission.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer
OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256). For background or offline access, send `token_access_type=offline` during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens. You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see [Testing with a generated token](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/oauth#testing-with-a-generated-token).

Headers

Dropbox-API-Select-UserstringOptional

Acts on behalf of a team member for supported user-auth operations. Pass a team member ID such as dbmid:.... When used with a team token, that token must also include the team_data.member scope.

Dropbox-API-Path-RootstringOptional
Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the `common.PathRoot` union: `{".tag": "home"}`, `{".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}`, or `{".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}`. On failure the request returns 422 with a `common.PathRootError`.
Dropbox-API-ArgobjectRequired

JSON-encoded arguments. Non-ASCII characters and 0x7F must use JSON \uXXXX escape sequences to be HTTP-header-safe.

Request

This endpoint expects binary data of type application/octet-stream.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional
A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response
file_idstringformat: "id:.+">=4 characters
The id to use in Dropbox APIs when referencing the Paper Doc.
paper_revisionlong
The current doc revision.
result_pathstring
The fully qualified path the Paper Doc was actually created at.
urlstring
URL to open the Paper Doc.

Errors

401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
409
Conflict Error
429
Too Many Requests Error
500
Internal Server Error