# file.io

A no-account file sharing page: upload files or a folder and get a share link that expires.

- Category: Security and privacy · by Mr Cowboy LLC (files stored by LimeWire)
- Website: https://www.file.io/ (status: changed)
- Live data: yes
- Checked on the official pages: 2026-10-23

## API

- API unclear. Do not scrape the site; use it by hand or through its downloads.

## Data and license

- License: site terms (LimeWire Terms of Service) (https://limewire.com/terms); covers use of the upload service
- Commercial use unclear
- Credit: not stated
- Embedding unclear
- Quote (status_changed): "Files are stored by LimeWire and the share link opens on limewire.com, so the recipient does not need an account either." (https://www.file.io/llms.txt)
- Quote (data_retention): "A share link stays alive for 3 days" (https://www.file.io/llms.txt)
- Quote (limits): "A file can be downloaded 10 times a day, and one link serves 12 GB in total before it stops" (https://www.file.io/llms.txt)
- Quote (data_retention_homepage): "All uploaded files are permanently deleted once they have been downloaded or reached their expiration date. We do not maintain backups of shared files." (https://www.file.io/)
- Quote (api_expiry_old): "represents the number of days until the file will be deleted (defaults to 14 days)" (https://www.file.io/)

## Rules for an agent

- The home page still shows the old keyless REST API (curl -F file=@... https://file.io, 14-day default expiry, delete after one download), but the site's own llms.txt says files are now stored by LimeWire, links open on limewire.com and live 3 days; a GET for a file key now returns an HTML 404 page, not JSON, so treat the API as unconfirmed. No SDK.
- Do not rely on the documented REST API until a test upload confirms it still works
- No illegal or copyrighted content; use is under LimeWire's terms
- llms.txt says training models on its content is not allowed (see robots.txt Content-Signal)

## Agent access

- llms.txt: https://www.file.io/llms.txt

Human page: https://agentgid.com/resources/file-io/
Source: AgentGid (agentgid.com). Facts are quoted from the site's own pages; check the license page before you ship.