---
title: "Finish uploaded photos so they process"
method: POST
path: "/v1/collections/{collectionId}/media/uploads/complete"
tags: ["Collection items"]
---

# Finish uploaded photos so they process

`POST /v1/collections/{collectionId}/media/uploads/complete`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.dropl.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.dropl.io/v1/collections/{collectionId}/media/uploads/complete`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Requires the `collections:write` scope (add, edit, reorder, and delete collection items).

## Path parameters

- `collectionId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- CompletePhotoUploadsRequest
  - `imageIds` string[], required

## Response `200`

Success

- CompletePhotoUploadsResponse
  - `images` ShowcaseItem[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `kind` 'photo' | 'video', required
    - `status` 'uploading' | 'processing' | 'ready' | 'failed', required
    - `failureReason` string, nullable, required
    - `position` integer, required
    - `altText` string, nullable, required
    - `width` integer, nullable, required
    - `height` integer, nullable, required
    - `placeholderColor` string, nullable, required
    - `previewUrl` string, nullable, required
    - `largeUrl` string, nullable, required
    - `sourceFileName` string, nullable, required
    - `categoryIds` string[], required
    - `projectId` string, uuid, nullable, required: The project the item belongs to (projects showcases).
    - `video` object, nullable, required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `publicId` string, required
      - `title` string, required
      - `durationMs` integer, nullable, required
      - `availability` 'public' | 'processing' | 'failed' | 'private' | 'password' | 'embed_disabled' | 'trashed', required
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation failed
- `401`: `INVALID_API_KEY`: missing, invalid, expired, or revoked key
- `403`: `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE` (names the missing scope), `SITE_RESTRICTED_KEY`, or a plan limit
- `404`: Not found, or outside the key's sites
- `429`: Rate limited

---

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