# File uploads

You are free to use your own storage service and provide us with the publicly accessible URLs which will be used to copy your files when creating documents.

If you don't use a storage service or would prefer to upload your files on TextMaster, you can use our [Uploads](/reference/uploads.md) endpoint which consist of the following steps:

1. Retrieving the file upload properties from the API.
2. Make a request using the file upload properties and passing signed metadata as HTTP headers.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Tips:** TextMaster uses a temporary storage to store your files until they are linked to a document. They will be automatically deleted after a period of 60 days from this temporary storage location.
{% endhint %}

For more information about how to use this endpoint, see:

{% content-ref url="/pages/KvEl5i49nrCsyBsXp4ZU" %}
[Uploads](/reference/uploads.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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```
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```

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