---
title: "FileTransfer"
description: "progress by bytes moved of bytes in all, then the path or the pointer"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/filetransfer
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# FileTransfer

progress by bytes moved of bytes in all, then the path or the pointer

[figure: FileTransfer is a view at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | view |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `progress` | [Progress](/concepts/progress) | yes |  |
| `path` | `text` | no |  |
| `pointer` | `id` | no |  |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/files/download`](/reference/files/download) returns it
- [`/v1/files/upload`](/reference/files/upload) returns it