# Attachment

**Attachments** in the bunq app allow users to attach images or text to payments, making it easy to reference receipts, invoices, or any relevant information later. Each attachment is linked to a Monetary account.  Each attachment must have a specific file type, such as JPEG, PNG, or PDF, and the file is first uploaded to a monetary account before it can be linked to any payment.

The process involves multiple steps:

1. **Create the attachment -That is this page-.** \
   Users must first upload the file to the monetary account. This step requires providing the file itself along with a brief description. Bunq stores the attachment securely and returns a unique attachment ID, which will be used in the next step.
2. **Link the attachment to a payment:** Once the attachment exists, it can be linked to a specific payment as a **note-attachment**. This allows users to associate files like receipts or invoices directly with a transaction for easy retrieval. An optional description can also be added to give context to the attachment within the payment. To see how to do this reference [Payment](/note-text-and-attachment/payment.md)
3. **Add text notes (optional):** Separately, users can also add plain text notes to a payment as a **note-text**, without uploading a file. This is useful for quick comments, explanations, or any textual reference that supplements the payment.  [Note Text & Attachment](/note-text-and-attachment.md)

{% openapi src="<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bunq/doc/refs/heads/develop/swagger.json>" path="/user/{userID}/monetary-account/{monetary-accountID}/attachment" method="post" %}
<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bunq/doc/refs/heads/develop/swagger.json>
{% endopenapi %}

{% openapi src="<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bunq/doc/refs/heads/develop/swagger.json>" path="/user/{userID}/attachment/{itemId}" method="get" %}
<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bunq/doc/refs/heads/develop/swagger.json>
{% endopenapi %}


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