Claude Code v2.1.283 ·
File uploads can ask the server to expire the file later
Uploads to the Files API can now include an expiry time when one is given
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.283,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
Unclear Nothing in Claude Code appears to pass an expiry to this upload yet, so it may not be used.
What
When Claude Code uploads a file to Anthropic's Files API and an expiry is given, the upload now includes an expires_in_seconds field.
Why
This would let uploaded files be deleted on the server after a set time.
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The writer flagged doubtNothing in Claude Code appears to pass an expiry to this upload yet, so it may not be used.
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