# title: Add Session Resource url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/sessions/resources/add

# Add Session Resource

POST /v1/sessions/{session_id}/resources

Add Session Resource

# Path parameters

• session_id: string

# Headers

• "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  • string

  • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more

    • "message-batches-2024-09-24"

    • "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

    • "computer-use-2024-10-22"

    • "computer-use-2025-01-24"

    • "pdfs-2024-09-25"

    • "token-counting-2024-11-01"

    • "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

    • "output-128k-2025-02-19"

    • "files-api-2025-04-14"

    • "mcp-client-2025-04-04"

    • "mcp-client-2025-11-20"

    • "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "code-execution-2025-05-22"

    • "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

    • "context-1m-2025-08-07"

    • "context-management-2025-06-27"

    • "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

    • "skills-2025-10-02"

    • "fast-mode-2026-02-01"

    • "output-300k-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-08-18"

    • "user-profiles-2026-09-04"

    • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

    • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

    • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

    • "dreaming-2026-04-21"

    • "thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-06-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-07-01"

    • "agent-memory-2026-07-22"

    • "mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"

    • "compact-2026-01-12"

    • "computer-use-2025-11-24"

    • "mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"

    • "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"

    • "task-budgets-2026-03-13"

    • "thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"

    • "ce-user-management-2026-07-13"

    • "mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"

    • "thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"

    • "mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"

    • "compact-2026-09-04"

• "anthropic-workspace-id": optional string

# Body parameters

• file_id: string

  ID of a previously uploaded file.

  minLength: 1, maxLength: 128

• type: "file"

• mount_path: optional string or null

  Mount path in the container. Defaults to /mnt/session/uploads/<file_id>.

  minLength: 1, maxLength: 4096

# Returns

• BetaManagedAgentsFileResource object

  • type: "file"

  • id: string

  • created_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • file_id: string

  • mount_path: string

  • updated_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/sessions/$SESSION_ID/resources \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "file_id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
          "type": "file",
          "mount_path": "/uploads/receipt.pdf"
        }'

# Response (200)

{
  "id": "sesrsc_011CZkZBJq5dWxk9fVLNcPht",
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "file_id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "mount_path": "/uploads/receipt.pdf",
  "type": "file",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z"
}