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# Evidences

API endpoints for retrieving and updating evidence

## GET /api/evidences/{evidenceId}

> Get evidence

```json
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```

## PUT /api/evidences/{evidenceId}

> Update evidence

```json
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```

## Upload an evidence image

> Uploads an image for use in evidence content. The returned 'url' can be used as the 'src' of an image in the evidence description. Uploaded images are stored per company and are only served to users of that company.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"ControlBee API","version":"1.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Evidences","description":"API endpoints for retrieving and updating evidence"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://{organisation}.controlbee.nl","description":"Your organisation's ControlBee environment","variables":{"organisation":{"default":"your-organisation","description":"The name in the address you use to log in to ControlBee"}}}],"security":[{"bearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"bearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","description":"Create an API token in ControlBee: click your profile picture, choose **Company management** and add a token under **API tokens** on the **General** page. Only users who are allowed to manage the company see this option. See [General and API](https://docs.controlbee.nl/en/profiel/bedrijfsbeheer/algemeen-en-api) in the manual. Send the token as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`."}},"schemas":{"ImageUploadRequest":{"type":"object","required":["upload"],"properties":{"upload":{"type":"string","format":"binary","description":"The image to upload, sent as multipart/form-data. Accepted formats are jpeg, png, gif, bmp and webp; SVG is not accepted. The file may not be larger than 4096 kilobytes. The image is stored at a maximum width of 2048 pixels and a thumbnail of 300 pixels wide is generated alongside it."}}},"ImageUpload":{"type":"object","properties":{"url":{"type":"string","description":"The path the stored image is served from, relative to the tenant domain. Use this value as the 'src' of an image in content you send to ControlBee. The file name is generated on upload; the name of the uploaded file is not preserved."},"width":{"type":"integer","description":"The width of the stored image in pixels, after resizing."},"height":{"type":"integer","description":"The height of the stored image in pixels, after resizing."},"message":{"type":"string"}}}},"responses":{"UnauthorizedResponse":{"description":"Unauthorized","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"ForbiddenErrorResponse":{"description":"Forbidden","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"MethodNotAllowedResponse":{"description":"Method Not Allowed","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"ValidationErrorResponse":{"description":"Unprocessable content. The request did not pass validation.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"},"errors":{"type":"object","description":"The validation messages per field.","additionalProperties":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}}}}},"InternalServerErrorResponse":{"description":"Internal Server Error","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"}}}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/evidences/upload":{"post":{"summary":"Upload an evidence image","description":"Uploads an image for use in evidence content. The returned 'url' can be used as the 'src' of an image in the evidence description. Uploaded images are stored per company and are only served to users of that company.","operationId":"uploadEvidenceImage","tags":["Evidences"],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"multipart/form-data":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ImageUploadRequest"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The image was stored. The 'url' is the path the image is served from.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ImageUpload"}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnauthorizedResponse"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/ForbiddenErrorResponse"},"405":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/MethodNotAllowedResponse"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/ValidationErrorResponse"},"500":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/InternalServerErrorResponse"}}}}}}
```


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