File Upload to SharePoint 2013 using REST API - powershell

Question

I have written this code
$spSiteUrl = "http://mysharepoint/sites/site/web/"
$cmd = "_api/web/lists/getbytitle('$docLib')/rootfolder/files/add(url='" + $file.Name + "', overwrite=true)"
$digest = "got valid digest through code";
$mediaType = new-object("System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue") "application/json"
$handler = new-object("System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler")
$handler.UseDefaultCredentials= $true
$client = New-Object("System.Net.Http.HttpClient") $handler
$client.BaseAddress = $spSiteUrl
$client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear()
$client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add($mediaType);
$client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "application/json;odata=verbose")
$content = $null
$client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-HTTP-Method", "PUT")
$client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-RequestDigest", $digest)
$fileStream = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead($file.FullName)
$streamContent = new-object ("System.Net.Http.StreamContent") $fileStream
$task = $client.PostAsync($cmd, $streamContent)
$response = $task.Result
$content = $response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result
Write-Host $content
$fileStream.Close()
$fileStream.Dispose()
$response = $response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
$client.Dispose()
Here I already have a valid digest value which I got from doing a POST to _api/contextinfo
But when I execute this code I get an error
{"error":{"code":"-2147024891, System.UnauthorizedAccessException","message":{"lang":"en-US","value":"Access denied. You do not have permission to perform this action or access this resource."}}}
_api/web/lists/getbytitle('test')/rootfolder/files/add(url='BaselineFinishTag_2014_06.log', overwrite=true)
Here as you can see that I am using UseDefaultCredentials to true. This code is running with an account which is the farm admin and site collection administrator and has complete ownership of the site where this code is being run.
Can you tell me what I have missed in this code which is causing me to get UnAuthorizedException?

Answer 1

Consuming the SharePoint 2013 REST API from PowerShell article describes how to perform CRUD operations using REST API in PowerShell.
The following function demonsrtates how to upload files via SharePoint 2013 REST using Invoke-RestSPO.ps1 function from the specified article:
How to upload File using REST API in PowerShell
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Client")
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime")
. ".\Invoke-RestSPO.ps1" #Load Invoke-RestSPO function
Function Upload-SPOFile(){
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[String]$WebUrl,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[String]$UserName,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[String]$Password,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[String]$FolderUrl,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[System.IO.FileInfo]$FileInfo
)
$Url = $WebUrl + "/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('" + $FolderUrl + "')/Files/add(url='" + $FileInfo.Name + "',overwrite=true)"
$FileContent = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($FileInfo.FullName)
$contextInfo = Get-SPOContextInfo $WebUrl $UserName $Password
Invoke-RestSPO -Url $Url -Method Post -UserName $UserName -Password $Password -Body $FileContent -RequestDigest $contextInfo.GetContextWebInformation.FormDigestValue
}
#Usage: upload file into SharePoint Online
$UserName = "username#contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
$Password = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter the password"
$WebUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/"
$FolderUrl = "/Shared Documents"
$UploadFileInfo = New-Object System.IO.FileInfo("C:\Users\user\Documents\SharePoint User Guide.docx")
Upload-SPOFile -WebUrl $WebUrl -UserName $UserName -Password $Password -FolderUrl $FolderUrl -FileInfo $UploadFileInfo
References
Invoke-RestSPO.ps1
Consuming the SharePoint 2013 REST API from PowerShell