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FileLu API
Use the FileLu API to manage account info, uploads, downloads, files, and folders.
Where can I find my API key?
Go to https://filelu.com/account/, then find API Key and switch it ON.
Account

GET Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/account/info?key=YOUR_API_KEY
POST Request
curl -X POST 'https://filelu.com/api/account/info' -d 'key=YOUR_API_KEY'
Response
{
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "storage_used": null,
    "premium_expire": "2022-02-18 11:16:07",
    "storage_left": "inf"
  },
  "status": 200,
  "server_time": "2021-10-22 04:51:54"
}
Upload

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/upload/server?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "sess_id": "3rewps03u5ipbkm9",
  "result": "http://23.filelu.com/cgi-bin/upload.cgi",
  "msg": "OK",
  "server_time": "2021-10-22 05:13:21"
}

Request
curl -F "sess_id=SESS_ID" -F "utype=prem" -F "[email protected]" UPLOAD_URL
Response
[
  {
    "file_code": "b578rni0e1ka",
    "file_status": "OK"
  }
]
Resulting File URL
https://filelu.com/b578rni0e1ka

Request
curl 'https://filelu.com/api/upload/url?key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=http://domain.com/samplevideofile.mp4&fld_id=0'
All & and ? characters should be URI-escaped in your URL, otherwise it will not work as expected.
Response
[
  {
    "file_code": "b578rni0e1ka"
  }
]
Resulting File URL
https://filelu.com/b578rni0e1ka

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/status?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "server_time": "2024-09-18 16:25:39",
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "total_size": "0.0 GB",
    "url_count": 0,
    "percent": "0%",
    "speed": "0 MB/s"
  }
}
Download
File Management

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/info?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 10:23:03",
  "result": [
    {
      "filecode": "b578rni0e1ka",
      "name": "1mb.bin",
      "status": 200,
      "size": 1048576,
      "uploaded": "2022-03-09 10:20:52",
      "thumbnail": "https://filelu.com/images/icon/html-dist.png",
      "hash": "SLDsdflksdjffkDFDSkldf38fdjlkf",
      "downloads": 0
    }
  ],
  "msg": "OK"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/list?page=1&per_page=25&fld_id=0&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "files": [
      {
        "name": "1mb.bin",
        "file_code": "b578rni0e1ka",
        "downloads": 0,
        "thumbnail": "https://filelu.com/images/icon/html-dist.png",
        "public": 1,
        "size": 5789,
        "link": "https://filelu.com/b578rni0e1ka/1mb.bin.html",
        "fld_id": 0,
        "hash": "SLDsdflksdjffkDFDSkldf38fdjlkf",
        "uploaded": "2022-03-09 10:20:52"
      }
    ],
    "results_total": 7,
    "results": 7
  }
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/rename?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&name=newname.bin&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "result": "true",
  "msg": "OK",
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 10:46:14"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/clone?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "result": {
    "url": "https://filelu.com/r9o25tsq86ru",
    "filecode": "r9o25tsq86ru"
  },
  "msg": "OK",
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 10:49:48"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/set_folder?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&fld_id=15&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:26:22",
  "msg": "OK",
  "status": 200
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/only_me?file_code=dsedrni0e1ka&only_me=0&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Value
0 => Sharing
1 => Only Me
Response
{
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:26:22",
  "msg": "OK",
  "status": 200
}

Set Password Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/set_password?file_code=dsedrni0e1ka&key=YOUR_API_KEY&file_password=123456
Set Password Response
{"status":200,"msg":"password set","server_time":"2025-02-03 05:29:02"}
Unset Password Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/set_password?file_code=dsedrni0e1ka&key=YOUR_API_KEY&file_password=
Unset Password Response
{"status":200,"msg":"password unset","server_time":"2025-02-03 05:29:02"}

Remove
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/remove?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&remove=1&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Restore
curl https://filelu.com/api/file/restore?file_code=b578rni0e1ka&restore=1&key=YOUR_API_KEY

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/files/deleted?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": [
    {
      "deleted_ago_sec": 4,
      "deleted": "2022-03-09 11:41:58",
      "file_code": "ym7e86b6sap4",
      "name": "newname.bin"
    }
  ],
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:42:02"
}
Folder Management

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/list?page=1&per_page=25&fld_id=0&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "files": [
      {
        "fld_id": 0,
        "link": "https://filelu.com/b578rni0e1ka",
        "file_code": "b578rni0e1ka",
        "uploaded": "2022-03-09 10:49:51",
        "name": "1mb.bin"
      }
    ],
    "folders": [
      {
        "fld_id": 15,
        "code": null,
        "name": "folder1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:31:52"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/create?parent_id=0&name=newfolder&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "fld_id": 52
  },
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:37:35"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/move?fld_id=12345&dest_fld_id=376421&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": {
    "fld_id": 52
  },
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:37:35"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/copy?fld_id=12345&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "Folder copied successfully",
  "result": {
    "fld_id": "39032457",
    "name": "AAA-copy"
  },
  "server_time": "2025-02-11 19:59:58"
}

Delete Folder
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/delete?fld_id=12345&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Restore Folder
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/restore?fld_id=12345&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": "true",
  "server_time": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/rename?fld_id=15&name=newname&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": "true",
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:39:29"
}

Set Password
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/set_password?fld_token=nht5bygizgfij2kjy0mhvkdw74vmvfrl&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fld_password=123456
Unset Password
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/set_password?fld_token=nht5bygizgfij2kjy0mhvkdw74vmvfrl&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fld_password=
Response
{"status":200,"msg":"password set","server_time":"2025-02-03 05:29:02"}

Request
curl https://filelu.com/api/folder/setting?fld_id=15&filedrop=0&fld_public=0&key=YOUR_API_KEY
Value
0 => OFF
1 => ON
Response
{
  "status": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "result": "true",
  "server_time": "2022-03-09 11:39:29"
}

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