From 96e06d24017e138d60f2047733d4a0fd37769131 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mattie ruth backman <mattieruth@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:04:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update /files/ upload response to match RTVI format, rather
 than inventing a new one

---
 src/pipecat/runner/run.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/pipecat/runner/run.py b/src/pipecat/runner/run.py
index 40b8bc6f8..19f701fed 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/runner/run.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/runner/run.py
@@ -308,9 +308,10 @@ def _setup_webrtc_routes(app: FastAPI, args: argparse.Namespace):
         # Use original filename only for format/mime in response
         original_name = Path(file.filename or "").name
         media_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(original_name, strict=False)
+        # Return the file as a URL that can be used in the client, matching the format of RTVIFile
         return {
             "name": original_name,
-            "source": f"/files/{safe_name}",
+            "source": {"type": "url", "url": f"/files/{safe_name}"},
             "format": media_type,
         }