# Private message with attachment/upload via API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-with-attachment-upload-via-api/384250>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [September 29, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-with-attachment-upload-via-api/384250 "2025-09-29T06:35:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-with-attachment-upload-via-api/384250/1 "2025-09-29T06:35:34Z")

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Is it possible to use the API to send a direct message with an attachment/upload?

This is possible through the web UI, but it isn’t obvious to me how to emulate this with the API.

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