---
title: "Initialize a workspace icon upload"
method: POST
path: "/workspace/icon/upload/init"
tags: ["Project Management"]
---

# Initialize a workspace icon upload

`POST /workspace/icon/upload/init`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://blitzreels.com/api/v1/workspace/icon/upload/init`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Initialize a workspace icon upload.

## Request body

- object
  - `file_name` string, required
  - `content_type` string, required
  - `file_size_bytes` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `upload_url` string, required
  - `icon_storage_key` string, required
  - `icon_url` string, required
  - `expires_in` number, required
  - `instructions` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input data
- `401`: Authorization not provided
- `403`: Insufficient access
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `35608b12471d`: 1 breaking
  - added the new required request property `file_size_bytes`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/blitzreels/apis/blitzreels-api/changes/workspace/icon/upload/init/post.md)

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