Upload a media

post /api/medias

Creates a Media resource.

Creates a media by uploading a file. This endpoint takes a multipart/form-data body (not JSON): send the binary in a file field. The response describes the stored media - its contentUrl, mimeType, derived type, hash and, for images, dimensions.

File size limits

Up to 5 MB for general files and 100 MB for videos. The mimeType, type and hash are derived from the uploaded file.

Request body

Property	Type	Required	Description
file	string	-	Upload file (max size: 5M for general files, 100M for videos)

Response

201 - Media resource created

Content-Type: application/ld+json

Property	Type	Required	Description
@context	string | object	-
@id	string	required
@type	string	required
contentUrl	string | null	-	The URL to fetch the uploaded file.
createdAt	string | null	-
dimensions	EmbeddedImageDimensionResource | null	-	Image dimensions (width and height in pixels). Only present for image files.
Show dimensions fields Property Type Required Description height integer required Image height in pixels width integer required Image width in pixels
hash	string | null	-	SHA256 hash of the file
id	string	-	The resource's unique identifier (UUID).
mimeType	string | null	-	MIME type of the file
type	"image" | "video" | "file"	-	Media type based on MIME type (image, video, or file)
updatedAt	string | null	-

Errors

400 - Invalid input

Property	Type	Required	Description
@context	string | object	-
@id	string	required
@type	string	required
code	string	-	Stable identifier of the error in the error code catalogue (see /api/error-codes). Present on catalogued errors only.
description	string | null	-
detail	string | null	-	A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
instance	string | null	-	A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced.
message	string	-	End-user message localized in the request locale, with this occurrence's values substituted. Present on catalogued errors only.
slug	string	-	Stable, readable key of the error in the error code catalogue. Present on catalogued errors only.
status	integer | null	-
title	string | null	-	A short, human-readable summary of the problem. For a catalogued error it repeats the slug.
type	string	-	A URI reference that identifies the problem type. For a catalogued error it is the error code resource, /api/error-codes/{code}.

403 - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more permissions required for this operation.

Content-Type: application/problem+json

Property	Type	Required	Description
@context	string | object	-
@id	string	required
@type	string	required
detail	string	-
missingPermissions	string[]	-	Permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied permission.
status	integer	-
title	string	-
type	string	-

422 - An error occurred

Property	Type	Required	Description
@context	string | object	-
@id	string	required
@type	string	required
description	string	-
detail	string	-
instance	string | null	-
status	integer	-
title	string | null	-
type	string	-
violations	object[]	-
Show violations fields Property Type Required Description code string - The code of the violation hint string - An extra hint to understand the violation message string required The message associated with the violation parameters object - Dynamic placeholder values for the violation message template (substitute into the code catalogue message). payload object - The serialized payload of the violation propertyPath string required The property path of the violation slug string - Stable centralized error-code slug for this violation (see /api/error-codes).