Reserve a managed media upload

Returns a presigned PUT URL, valid for 10 minutes. PUT the bytes, then call PATCH to complete. If already_uploaded is true, skip the PUT and reuse asset_id. Requires the media:write scope.

POST/api/cli/media/uploads

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token (ba_sk_...) · headerrequired

API key from /dashboard/api-keys. Keys expire after 365 days.

Request body

requiredapplication/json

asset_idstring<uuid>

Optional, for idempotent retries

content_typestringrequired

Allowed:image/jpegimage/pngimage/webpvideo/mp4

content_lengthintegerrequired

Images up to 15 MiB, MP4 up to 200 MiB

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content_sha256stringrequired

matches ^[a-f0-9]{64}$

content_md5stringrequired

matches ^[a-f0-9]{32}$

Responses

201

Reserved

asset_idstring<uuid>

already_uploadedboolean

upload_urlstring<uri>

upload_methodstring

upload_headersobject

expires_atstring<date-time>

mediaobject

Existing asset when already_uploaded is true

nextstring

401

Missing, invalid, expired, or revoked API key

errorstringrequired

codestring

409

MEDIA_UPLOAD_CONFLICT

errorstringrequired

codestring

429

MEDIA_STORAGE_QUOTA_EXCEEDED: over 10 pending uploads, 2,000 objects, or 20 GiB

errorstringrequired

codestring

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer token (ba_sk_...)Remember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Bodyapplication/json

asset_idstringOptional, for idempotent retriescontent_typestring*content_lengthinteger*Images up to 15 MiB, MP4 up to 200 MiBcontent_sha256string*content_md5string*

Request

curl -X POST "https://www.brainyshorts.com/api/cli/media/uploads" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "asset_id": "b4695157-0d1d-4da0-8f9e-5c53149389e4",
  "content_type": "image/jpeg",
  "content_length": 1,
  "content_sha256": "string",
  "content_md5": "string"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://www.brainyshorts.com/api/cli/media/uploads", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: "{\n  \"asset_id\": \"b4695157-0d1d-4da0-8f9e-5c53149389e4\",\n  \"content_type\": \"image/jpeg\",\n  \"content_length\": 1,\n  \"content_sha256\": \"string\",\n  \"content_md5\": \"string\"\n}"
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://www.brainyshorts.com/api/cli/media/uploads",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    data="{\n  \"asset_id\": \"b4695157-0d1d-4da0-8f9e-5c53149389e4\",\n  \"content_type\": \"image/jpeg\",\n  \"content_length\": 1,\n  \"content_sha256\": \"string\",\n  \"content_md5\": \"string\"\n}",
)

Response

{
  "asset_id": "b4695157-0d1d-4da0-8f9e-5c53149389e4",
  "already_uploaded": true,
  "upload_url": "http://example.com",
  "upload_method": "PUT",
  "upload_headers": {
    "property1": "string",
    "property2": "string"
  },
  "expires_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "media": {},
  "next": "string"
}

{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string"
}

{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string"
}

{
  "error": "string",
  "code": "string"
}