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

# Attach a link

> Attaches an external link to a task, project or area. A minimal preview — the address and the site it points at — is stored immediately; the rest of the card is filled in out of band, so a site that refuses the request costs nothing.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.doers.sh/openapi.json post /v2/files
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Doers API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: >-
    The open API of Doers: tasks, projects, areas, prioritised context and the
    day's plan.


    ## Authentication


    Every route requires a bearer token, generated from **Settings > API & MCP**
    in the app:


    ```

    Authorization: Bearer pc_…

    ```


    ## Two date fields, not to be confused


    - `when` — the **schedule**: `today`, `anytime` (Later), `someday` (Future)
    or a date.

    - `deadline` — the **commitment**, independent of the schedule.


    ## Time zone


    The server reasons in UTC and does not know yours. Send the `X-PC-Today:
    YYYY-MM-DD` header

    (or the `day` argument where it exists) so dated operations use your local
    day.


    ## MCP server


    The same token gives access to the [Model Context
    Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)

    server at `POST https://doers.sh/mcp`, which exposes the same operations as
    tools for Claude,

    Cursor and other compatible clients.
servers:
  - url: https://api.doers.sh
    description: Production.
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Tasks
  - name: Projects
  - name: Areas
  - name: Headings
  - name: Comments
  - name: Realtime
  - name: Devices
  - name: Context
  - name: Plan
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Rounds
  - name: Journal
  - name: Habits
  - name: Stats
  - name: Users
  - name: Profiles
  - name: Workspaces
  - name: Access
  - name: Activity
  - name: Tokens
  - name: Referrals
  - name: Files
  - name: Connections
  - name: Collaborators
  - name: Links
  - name: Packages
  - name: Installs
  - name: Billing
  - name: Calendar
  - name: Coach
  - name: Marketplace
paths:
  /v2/files:
    post:
      tags:
        - Files
      summary: Attach a link
      description: >-
        Attaches an external link to a task, project or area. A minimal preview
        — the address and the site it points at — is stored immediately; the
        rest of the card is filled in out of band, so a site that refuses the
        request costs nothing.
      operationId: addFileLink
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 200
                parentId:
                  type: string
                  description: Id of the parent task, project or area.
                  format: uuid
                  pattern: >-
                    ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                parentKind:
                  type: string
                  description: Which kind of entity carries the comments.
                  enum:
                    - task
                    - project
                    - area
                url:
                  type: string
                  description: An `http` or `https` address.
                  maxLength: 2048
                  format: uri
              required:
                - parentId
                - parentKind
                - url
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  file:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      url:
                        type: string
                      mime:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      createdAt:
                        type: number
                        description: Epoch milliseconds.
                      preview:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: object
                            properties:
                              url:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                              title:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                              description:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                              image:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                              siteName:
                                anyOf:
                                  - type: string
                                  - type: 'null'
                            required:
                              - url
                              - title
                              - description
                              - image
                              - siteName
                            additionalProperties: false
                          - type: 'null'
                        description: >-
                          OpenGraph card, filled in out of band. `null` until it
                          is.
                      canRemove:
                        type: boolean
                      external:
                        type: boolean
                    required:
                      - id
                      - name
                      - url
                      - mime
                      - createdAt
                      - preview
                      - canRemove
                      - external
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - file
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: >-
        Invalid request — unreadable body, out-of-range field or unknown
        parameter.
    Unauthorized:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Token missing, unknown or revoked.
    NotFound:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: >-
        Resource does not exist **or** belongs to another account — the API
        never distinguishes the two.
    TooManyRequests:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Too many requests. `Retry-After` says how many seconds to wait.
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Stable machine-readable code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable message.
            details:
              type: array
              description: Per-field detail, present on validation errors.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  field:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - field
                  - message
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: A `pc_…` token generated from Settings > API & MCP.

````