# code-scanning-analysis-sarif-file

From **GitHub v3 REST API**.

A Base64 string representing the SARIF file to upload. You must first compress your SARIF file using [`gzip`](http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html) and then translate the contents of the file into a Base64 encoding string. For more information, see "[SARIF support for code scanning](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/code-security/secure-coding/sarif-support-for-code-scanning)."

- Type: `string`

## JSON Schema

```json
{"description":"A Base64 string representing the SARIF file to upload. You must first compress your SARIF file using [`gzip`](http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/gzip.html) and then translate the contents of the file into a Base64 encoding string. For more information, see \"[SARIF support for code scanning](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.0/code-security/secure-coding/sarif-support-for-code-scanning).\"","type":"string"}
```