> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ontime.hosai.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Upload init: create a Pending document row and return a

> Upload init: create a Pending document row and return a presigned PUT upload URL



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/employees/{id}/documents
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ontime API
  description: APIs for ontime.v2
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.ontime.hosai.app
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /api/employees/{id}/documents:
    post:
      tags:
        - Documents
      summary: 'Upload init: create a Pending document row and return a'
      description: >-
        Upload init: create a Pending document row and return a presigned PUT
        upload URL
      operationId: postApiEmployeesByIdDocuments
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            pattern: >-
              ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
          required: true
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                category:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - IdentityKYC
                    - Onboarding
                    - Education
                    - Payroll
                    - Medical
                    - Performance
                    - Other
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                mimeType:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                sizeBytes:
                  type: integer
                  exclusiveMinimum: 0
                  maximum: 9007199254740991
                expiresAt:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
                description:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: 'null'
              required:
                - category
                - name
                - mimeType
                - sizeBytes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  documentId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    pattern: >-
                      ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                  uploadUrl:
                    type: string
                  storageKey:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - documentId
                  - uploadUrl
                  - storageKey
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: ont_ API key
      description: >-
        Issue keys in Settings → API. Send them as `Authorization: Bearer ont_…`
        (an `X-Api-Key: ont_…` header is also accepted). Session-cookie routes
        are used by the OnTime web apps and are shown for completeness.

````