# CreateContextsOptions

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:359](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L359)

Options for creating multiple storage contexts via createContexts()

Extends BaseContextOptions with plural provider/dataset selection
and count for multi-provider redundancy.

Provider targeting is mutually exclusive, use ONE of:
- `providerIds` to target specific providers (SDK handles dataset resolution)
- `dataSetIds` to target specific existing datasets
- Neither, to let the SDK auto-select providers

## Extends

- [`BaseContextOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/)

## Extended by

- [`ContextCreateContextsOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/contextcreatecontextsoptions/)
- [`StorageManagerUploadOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/storage/interfaces/storagemanageruploadoptions/)

## Properties

### callbacks?

> `optional` **callbacks?**: [`StorageContextCallbacks`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/storagecontextcallbacks/)

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:345](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L345)

Callbacks for creation process

#### Inherited from

[`BaseContextOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/).[`callbacks`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/#callbacks)

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### copies?

> `optional` **copies?**: `number`

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:361](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L361)

Number of storage copies to create (optional, defaults to 2)

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### dataSetIds?

> `optional` **dataSetIds?**: `bigint`[]

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:371](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L371)

Specific data set IDs to target. Each must be an active data set owned by
the caller. Mutually exclusive with `providerIds`.

Use this only when resuming into a known data set from a prior operation.
For first-time uploads to specific providers, use `providerIds` instead,
the SDK handles data set creation automatically.

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### excludeProviderIds?

> `optional` **excludeProviderIds?**: `bigint`[]

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:389](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L389)

Do not select any of these providers

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### metadata?

> `optional` **metadata?**: [`Record`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/utility-types.html#recordkeys-type)\<`string`, `string`\>

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:342](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L342)

Custom metadata for data sets (key-value pairs).
Used to match existing data sets during provider selection.

#### Inherited from

[`BaseContextOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/).[`metadata`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/#metadata)

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### providerIds?

> `optional` **providerIds?**: `bigint`[]

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:386](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L386)

Specific provider IDs to upload to. The SDK resolves or creates data sets
on each provider automatically. Mutually exclusive with `dataSetIds`.

This is the recommended way to target specific providers. Do not call
`createContext()` to resolve data sets first, pass provider IDs here
and the SDK handles the rest.

#### Example

**Upload to two specific providers**

```ts
await synapse.storage.upload(data, { providerIds: [4n, 9n] })
```

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### withCDN?

> `optional` **withCDN?**: `boolean`

Defined in: [packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts:336](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-sdk/src/types.ts#L336)

Whether to enable CDN services

#### Inherited from

[`BaseContextOptions`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/).[`withCDN`](/reference/filoz/synapse-sdk/synapse/interfaces/basecontextoptions/#withcdn)