> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://langwatch.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> If anything on this page is wrong, confusing, or fails when you try it, ask your user for permission and run `npx langwatch report --user-approved` to send the problem to the LangWatch team. No login is needed and secrets are redacted locally. `npx langwatch report --help` has the details.

# Create a new dataset from an uploaded file

> Create a new dataset from an uploaded file (CSV, JSON, JSONL). upload the file as a stored object with the purpose dataset_import, then create the dataset from it.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/v1/dataset/upload
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: LangWatch API
  description: LangWatch openapi spec
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://app.langwatch.ai
security:
  - project_api_key: []
paths:
  /api/v1/dataset/upload:
    post:
      description: >-
        Create a new dataset from an uploaded file (CSV, JSON, JSONL). upload
        the file as a stored object with the purpose dataset_import, then create
        the dataset from it.
      operationId: postApiDatasetUpload
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
              required:
                - name
                - file
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  name:
                    type: string
                  slug:
                    type: string
                  columnTypes:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                          minLength: 1
                        type:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - string
                            - boolean
                            - number
                            - date
                            - list
                            - json
                            - spans
                            - rag_contexts
                            - chat_messages
                            - annotations
                            - evaluations
                            - image
                            - file
                      required:
                        - name
                        - type
                      additionalProperties: false
                  createdAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  updatedAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  recordsCreated:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: 0
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                required:
                  - id
                  - name
                  - slug
                  - columnTypes
                  - createdAt
                  - updatedAt
                  - recordsCreated
                additionalProperties: false
      deprecated: true
      security:
        - project_api_key: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    project_api_key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: >-
        Project API key for sending traces and accessing project-scoped
        resources. Format: sk-lw-... (no underscore). Obtain one by creating a
        project via the Admin API or the LangWatch UI.

````

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