---
title: "Create a media estimate"
method: POST
path: "/v1/media/estimates"
tags: ["Media"]
---

# Create a media estimate

`POST /v1/media/estimates`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dexto.ai`
- URL: `https://api.dexto.ai/v1/media/estimates`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Validates a media model input and creates an immutable price estimate. Use the returned estimate ID to start generation.

## Request body

- object
  - `input` object, required
  - `model` string, required

## Response `201`

Created.

- object
  - `amount_usd` number, required
  - `confidence` 'exact' | 'historical', required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, required
  - `explanation` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `input` object, required
  - `model` string, required
  - `object` 'media.estimate', required
  - `pricing` union, required
    - object
      - `quantity` number, required
      - `type` 'unit', required
      - `unit` string, required
      - `unit_price_usd` number, required
    - object
      - `type` 'historical', required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid JSON or request fields.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: The account has insufficient credits.
- `403`: The account cannot perform this operation.
- `404`: The requested resource was not found.
- `409`: The request conflicts with existing resource state.
- `429`: The account exceeded this operation's request rate.
- `500`: Unexpected Dexto failure.
- `502`: The upstream model provider failed.
- `503`: A required Dexto service is temporarily unavailable.

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