# `UploadFile` class

You can define *path operation function* parameters to be of the type `UploadFile` to receive files from the request.

You can import it directly from `fastapi`:

```python
from fastapi import UploadFile
```

::: fastapi.UploadFile
    options:
        members:
            - file
            - filename
            - size
            - headers
            - content_type
            - read

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

You can import it directly from `fastapi`:

```python
from fastapi import Request
```

/// tip

When you want to define dependencies that should be compatible with both HTTP and WebSockets, you can define a parameter that takes an `HTTPConnection` instead of a `Request` or a `WebSocket`.

///

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

# Request Forms and Files

You can define files and form fields at the same time using `File` and `Form`.

/// info

To receive uploaded files and/or form data, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

```console

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */

 *  JQUERY-FORM-VALIDATOR
 *
 *  @version 2.3.77
 *  @website http://formvalidator.net/
 *  @author Victor Jonsson, http://victorjonsson.se
 *  @license MIT
 */