Amazon Q Business will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 31, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Uploading files
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To upload documents directly to an Amazon Q Business application environment, you can use the AWS Management Console or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_BatchPutDocument.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_BatchPutDocument.html) API operation.

If you use an Amazon Kendra index to retrieve your documents, you can't directly upload documents.

**Note**  
This procedure is available if you chose to create a new Amazon Q Business index for your application environment. Files can only be uploaded after the Amazon Q Business index and retriever creation process has completed.

The following tabs provide a procedure for the AWS Management Console and code examples for the AWS CLI.

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#### [ Console ]

**To upload files**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon Q Business console.

1. Complete the steps to create your Amazon Q Business application.

1. Complete the steps for [creating an Amazon Q Business index](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/select-retriever.html#native-retriever).

1. Then, from the left navigation menu, choose **Data sources**.

1. From the **Data sources** page, choose **Add data source**.

1. Then, on the **Add data sources** page, from **Data sources** choose **Upload files**.

1. Then, in **Upload files**, select one of the following methods to add your files:
   + Drag and drop the document files that you want to upload.
   + Add your documents to the application environment, and then select **Choose files**.

1. After choosing your files, choose **Upload**.

   You are returned to the Amazon Q Business console while your documents are uploaded. The console displays a confirmation message when your documents are successfully uploaded.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To upload documents directly**

```
aws qbusiness batch-put-document \
--application-id {{application-id}} \
--index-id {{index-id}} \
--documents {{documents-to-add}} \
--data-source-sync-id {{data-source-sync-id}} \
--role-arn {{roleArn}}
```

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