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title: "File Management"
description: "The QuantConnect REST API lets you manage your files on our cloud servers through URL endpoints. To use our Python or C# wrapper, see Files."
canonical: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management
markdown: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management.md
language: python
source: https://github.com/QuantConnect/Documentation/tree/master/01%20Cloud%20Platform/99%20API%20Reference/03%20File%20Management
modified: 2026-10-30
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# File Management

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > [Cloud Platform](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform.md) > [API Reference](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference.md) > File Management

> Code examples are shown in Python. Append `?lang=csharp` to this URL for the C# version of this page.

The QuantConnect REST API lets you manage your files on our cloud servers through URL endpoints.

- [Create File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/create-file.md): /files/create
- [Read File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/read-file.md): /files/read
- [Update File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/update-file.md): /files/update
- [Delete File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/delete-file.md): /files/delete
- [Patch File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/patch-file.md): /files/patch

## Pages in This Section

- [Create File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/create-file.md): Add a file to given project.
- [Read File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/read-file.md): If a ReadSingleFileRequest is passed, reads that file from the project. If a ReadAllFilesRequest is passed, reads all files in the project.
- [Update File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/update-file.md): Update the name or content of a file.
- [Delete File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/delete-file.md): Delete a file in a project
- [Patch File](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/api-reference/file-management/patch-file.md): Apply a patch (unified diff) to a file in a project.