# Attachments > Upload files before sending and download inbound files with mailbox authorization. ## Upload before sending Upload each file with the SDK or `POST /v1/attachments`, then include the returned IDs in `attachmentIds` when you send. Pending uploads expire if they are not consumed by a message. ```ts const file = new Blob([csv], { type: "text/csv" }); const attachment = await mail.uploadAttachment(file, "report.csv"); await mail.sendEmail({ mailboxId: "mbx_123", to: ["customer@example.com"], subject: "Requested report", text: "Attached is the report you requested.", attachmentIds: [attachment.id], }); ``` ## Limits - One attachment can be up to 5 MB. - One message can reference up to ten attachments. - Message bodies and attachments together must fit under the configured 10 MB message boundary. - Filenames are cleaned before storage and download. ## Download a received file Thread messages include attachment metadata and a download URL. With the SDK, call `mail.downloadAttachment(attachmentId)`. Direct HTTP clients can use `GET /v1/attachments/:id` with a key that has `mail:read` scope. Downloads check both workspace and mailbox access. An attachment ID cannot be used to read a file from a private mailbox the key cannot access. > **Treat attachments as untrusted** > > Startup Mail validates size and storage boundaries, but your application is responsible for safely > opening or processing file contents.