Based on the API doc , if the purpose is “user_data“ the expiry_after param is not recognized. Dropping that parameter files get uploaded for usage in downstream LLM invocations. Perhaps a recent regression ? from openai import OpenAIclient = OpenAI() client.files.create(file=open(“mydata.jsonl”, “…

[image] kavitatipnis: openai client version : 1.70 and I see. Don’t forget to update your packages, this change is very recent . pip install --upgrade openai

File Uploads API - exception - expiry_after is not a valid parameter

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kavitatipnis August 26, 2025, 12:10am 7

Thank you that was it! I wish the docs are updated to state minimum package requirements

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