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To make this call, you should have [copy permission](doc:set-permissions) within the project you are copying from.\n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"https://cgc-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/files/{file_id}/actions/copy\",\n      \"language\": \"text\",\n      \"name\": \"Path\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n[/block]\n\n[block:callout]\n{\n  \"type\": \"success\",\n  \"body\": \"Recall from the [API Overview](http://docs.cancergenomicscloud.org/v1.0/docs/the-cgc-api#section-identifying-projects-users-apps-files-and-tasks) that the `file_id` is a hexadecimal string.\\n\\nYou can get the `file_id` for an file by making the call to [list files within a specified project (primary method)](doc:list-files-in-a-project)\",\n  \"title\": \"file_ids\"\n}\n[/block]\n##Request\n\n###Example request\n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"POST v2/files/568e69ade4b0307bc0464164/actions/copy HTTP/1.1\\nHost: cgc-api.sbgenomics.com\\nX-SBG-Auth-Token: 3259c50e1ac5426ea8f1273259740f74\\n\",\n      \"language\": \"http\",\n      \"name\": null\n    },\n    {\n      \"code\": \"curl --data '{\\\"project\\\": \\\"RFranklin/my-project\\\", \\\"name\\\": \\\"new-file\\\"}'  -s -H \\\"X-SBG-Auth-Token: 7942f56901534434a054dafc3813bc96\\\" -H \\\"content-type: application/json\\\" -X POST \\\"https://cgc-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/files/568e69ade4b0307bc0464164/actions/copy\\\" \",\n      \"language\": \"curl\",\n      \"name\": \"cURL\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"sidebar\": true\n}\n[/block]\n###Header Fields\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Description\",\n    \"0-0\": \"`X-SBG-Auth-Token`\\n_required_\",\n    \"0-1\": \"Your CGC [authentication token](doc:get-your-authentication-token).\",\n    \"h-2\": \"\"\n  },\n  \"cols\": 2,\n  \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n###Path parameters\n[block:parameters]\n{\n  \"data\": {\n    \"0-0\": \"`file_id`\",\n    \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n    \"h-1\": \"Description\",\n    \"0-1\": \"The ID for the file you are querying. 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