# Files

Use Finix's File API to upload and manage files for your merchants. <br/><br/> Related Guides: [File Uploads](/guides/platform-payments/onboarding-sellers/seller-onboarding-uploading-files.md), [Update Requests](/guides/platform-payments/onboarding-sellers/seller-onboarding-update-requests.md)


## Create a File

 - [POST /files](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/createfiles.md): Before uploading a file, you need to create a  resource. 

Once created, you can upload your file to the new  resource.

## List all Files

 - [GET /files](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/listfiles.md): Retrieve a list of previously created . 

For details on how to query endpoints using the available parameters, see Query Parameters.

## Fetch a File

 - [GET /files/{file_id}](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/getfile.md): Retrieve the details of a  resource.

## List all External Links

 - [GET /files/{file_id}/external_links](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/listexternallinks.md): List the previously created  for a .

For details on how to query endpoints using the available parameters, see Query Parameters.

## Create an External Link

 - [POST /files/{file_id}/external_links](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/createexternallink.md): Create an  resource to share with users so they can upload files directly from their browser. For more info, see Uploading files to Finix.

## Upload files directly

 - [POST /files/{file_id}/upload](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/uploadfile.md): Upload files directly with a  request.

## Download a File

 - [GET /files/{file_id}/download](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/downloadfile.md): Download a file that was uploaded to a  resource.

## Fetch an External Link

 - [GET /files/{file_id}/external_links/{external_link_id}](https://docs.finix.com/api/files/getexternallink.md): Fetch a previously created  resource.