ServiceNow · Schema

Attachment

Metadata about a file attachment stored in ServiceNow.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
sys_id	string	Unique identifier for the attachment record.
file_name	string	The name of the attached file.
table_name	string	The table to which the attachment belongs.
table_sys_id	string	The sys_id of the record to which the file is attached.
content_type	string	The MIME type of the attached file.
size_bytes	integer	The size of the attached file in bytes.
size_compressed	integer	The compressed size of the attached file in bytes.
download_link	string	The URL to download the attachment file content.
image_height	integer	The height in pixels if the attachment is an image.
image_width	integer	The width in pixels if the attachment is an image.
hash	string	The MD5 hash of the file content.
state	string	The state of the attachment processing.
sys_created_on	string	The date and time the attachment was created.
sys_created_by	string	The user who uploaded the attachment.
sys_updated_on	string	The date and time the attachment was last modified.
sys_updated_by	string	The user who last modified the attachment record.

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JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Metadata about a file attachment stored in ServiceNow.",
  "properties": {
    "sys_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the attachment record.",
      "example": "500123"
    },
    "file_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the attached file.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "table_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The table to which the attachment belongs.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "table_sys_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The sys_id of the record to which the file is attached.",
      "example": "500123"
    },
    "content_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The MIME type of the attached file.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "size_bytes": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The size of the attached file in bytes.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "size_compressed": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The compressed size of the attached file in bytes.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "download_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The URL to download the attachment file content.",
      "format": "uri",
      "example": "https://www.example.com"
    },
    "image_height": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The height in pixels if the attachment is an image.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "image_width": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The width in pixels if the attachment is an image.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "hash": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The MD5 hash of the file content.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The state of the attachment processing.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "sys_created_on": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The date and time the attachment was created.",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "sys_created_by": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The user who uploaded the attachment.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "sys_updated_on": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The date and time the attachment was last modified.",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "sys_updated_by": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The user who last modified the attachment record.",
      "example": "example_value"
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "Attachment"
}