[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-04-04 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: indexing.datasources.items.upload\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n - [JSON representation](#body.request_body.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nCreates an upload session for uploading item content. For items smaller than 100 KB, it's easier to embed the content [inline](/workspace/cloud-search/docs/reference/rest/v1/indexing.datasources.items#ItemContent.FIELDS.inline_content) within an [index](/workspace/cloud-search/docs/reference/rest/v1/indexing.datasources.items/index_#google.apps.search.v1.ItemsService.IndexItem) request.\n\nThis API requires an admin or service account to execute. The service account used is the one whitelisted in the corresponding data source.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://cloudsearch.googleapis.com/v1/indexing/{name=datasources/*/items/*}:upload`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` The name of the Item to start a resumable upload. Format: datasources/{sourceId}/items/{itemId}. The maximum length is 1536 bytes. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains data with the following structure:\n\n| JSON representation |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"connectorName\": string, \"debugOptions\": { object (/workspace/cloud-search/docs/reference/rest/v1/DebugOptions) } } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `connectorName` | `string` The name of connector making this call. Format: datasources/{sourceId}/connectors/{id} |\n| `debugOptions` | `object (`[DebugOptions](/workspace/cloud-search/docs/reference/rest/v1/DebugOptions)`)` Common debug options. |\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [UploadItemRef](/workspace/cloud-search/docs/reference/rest/v1/indexing.datasources.items#UploadItemRef).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud_search.indexing`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud_search`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]