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Paperless-ngx

Consume documents and metadata from Paperless-ngx API

Document → Create a Document

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Summary

Uploads the file from the configured binary input field to Paperless-ngx as a new document. Optionally sets document metadata such as title, correspondent, document type, storage path, creation date, and archive serial number; custom fields and tags are not supported during creation.

Inputs

  • Input Binary Field (required) — Name of the input binary field containing the file to upload; defaults to data.
  • Additional Fields — Optional document metadata: archive serial number, correspondent, created date and time, document type, storage path, and title. Correspondent, document type, and storage path can be selected from a list or entered by ID.

Output shape

a single document result

Custom fields and tags cannot be set during creation; use the update operation to set them.

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