---
title: "Ingest"
sidebarTitle: "Overview"
description: "Turn source content into searchable memory and keep it current"
icon: "/icons/hugeicons/book-open-01.svg"
---

Ingestion gives Supermemory the source material it uses to build searchable context and memories. Add new content or update an existing source without creating a disconnected copy.

| Operation | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| `POST /ns/{namespace}/document` | Add text or a URL; reuse an ID to build on an existing document |
| `POST /ns/{namespace}/document/batch` | Bring in up to 600 documents together |
| `POST /ns/{namespace}/document/file` | Turn an uploaded file into searchable memory |
| `PATCH /ns/{namespace}/document/{id}` | Update metadata or replace canonical content |
| `POST /ns/{namespace}/document/file/{id}` | Completely replace a file-backed document |
| `PATCH /ns/{namespace}/document/file/{id}` | Refresh selected file details or its source |

<CodeGroup>
```ts TypeScript
const { id, status } = await supermemory.add("user_1", {
  content: "The user prefers concise project updates",
  id: "conv_1",
  metadata: { source: "chat" },
  dreaming: "instant",
})
```

```bash curl
curl -X POST "https://api.supermemory.ai/ns/user_1/document?dreaming=instant" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content":"The user prefers concise project updates","id":"conv_1","metadata":{"source":"chat"}}'
```
</CodeGroup>

The `dynamic` processing mode (default) groups related documents together so memories form from coherent, logical units rather than one isolated entry at a time. Use `instant` to process each document on its own right away; it bills one extra operation per document.

Memories appear quickly only with `dreaming: "instant"`. With the default `dynamic` mode, a fresh namespace can show zero memories and an empty profile for several minutes while extraction is batched. Use `instant` in quickstarts and tests.

Every request is scoped to a namespace, keeping each user, project, or tenant isolated. See [document write migration](/migration/api-v5-document-writes).