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# Files API — Go

## Files API (Beta)

Under `client.Beta.Files`. Method is **`Upload`** (NOT `New`/`Create`), params struct is `BetaFileUploadParams`. The `File` field takes an `io.Reader`; use `anthropic.File()` to attach a filename + content-type for the multipart encoding.

```go
f, _ := os.Open("./upload_me.txt")
defer f.Close()

meta, err := client.Beta.Files.Upload(ctx, anthropic.BetaFileUploadParams{
    File:  anthropic.File(f, "upload_me.txt", "text/plain"),
    Betas: []anthropic.AnthropicBeta{anthropic.AnthropicBetaFilesAPI2025_04_14},
})
// meta.ID is the file_id to reference in subsequent message requests
```

Other `Beta.Files` methods: `List`, `Delete`, `Download`, `GetMetadata`.

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