Python Stripe: Create a File Upload

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Uploads a file to Stripe.

Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/curl#create_file_upload

CURL Command

curl https://files.stripe.com/v1/files \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: \
   -F purpose=dispute_evidence \
   -F file="@/path/to/a/file.jpg"

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#  URL: https://files.stripe.com/v1/files
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("files.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","")

rest.put_PartSelector("1")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"purpose\"")
rest.SetMultipartBodyString("dispute_evidence")

rest.put_PartSelector("2")
fileStream2 = chilkat.CkStream()
fileStream2.put_SourceFile("/path/to/a/file.jpg")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"/path/to/a/file.jpg\"; filename=\"/path/to/a/file.jpg\"")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/jpeg")
rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream2)

rest.put_PartSelector("0")

rest.AddHeader("Expect","100-continue")

strResponseBody = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/v1/files")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(strResponseBody)

id = jsonResponse.stringOf("id")
object = jsonResponse.stringOf("object")
created = jsonResponse.IntOf("created")
filename = jsonResponse.stringOf("filename")
purpose = jsonResponse.stringOf("purpose")
size = jsonResponse.IntOf("size")
type = jsonResponse.stringOf("type")
url = jsonResponse.stringOf("url")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "file_1BnEEuGswQrCoh0XqB3XkqAg",
  "object": "file_upload",
  "created": 1516661888,
  "filename": "path",
  "purpose": "sigma_scheduled_query",
  "size": 500,
  "type": "csv",
  "url": "https://stripe-upload-api.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/file_1BnEEuGswQrCoh0XqB3XkqAg?AWSAccessKeyId=KEY_ID\u0026Expires=TIMESTAMP\u0026Signature=SIGNATURE"
}