---
title: "Upload files"
method: POST
path: "/upload"
tags: ["Utilities"]
---

# Upload files

`POST /upload`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://video-api.picsart.io/v1`
- URL: `https://video-api.picsart.io/v1/upload`
- Auth: API key in header `X-Picsart-API-Key`

Upload resources such as videos, audios or images. The provided URL can be passed as inputs to video operation.

## Request body `multipart/form-data`

- UploadParameters
  - `file` string, binary, required: Source file (binary).

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `data` object
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `url` string, uri
  - `status` 'success' | 'error' | 'processing' | 'queued'

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `413`: Request Entity Too Large
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `431`: Request Header Fields Too Large
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `529`: Overloaded. The model provider is overloaded and could not complete this request. Please retry shortly, or switch to a different model.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/picsart/apis/picsart-programmable-video-apis/revisions/e3f1d0bea43b?raw)