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title: Upload videos via direct upload URLs
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# Upload videos via direct upload URLs
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/stream/direct\_upload
Creates a direct upload endpoint that allows an end-user to upload a video without an API key.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Stream Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
The account identifier tag.
maxLength32
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"Upload-Creator": optional string
A user-defined identifier for the media creator.
maxLength64
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##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
maxDurationSeconds: number
The maximum duration in seconds for a video upload. Can be set for a video that is not yet uploaded to limit its duration. Uploads that exceed the specified duration will fail during processing. A value of `-1` means the value is unknown.
maximum36000
minimum1
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allowedOrigins: optional array of [AllowedOrigins]()
Lists the origins allowed to display the video. Enter allowed origin domains in an array and use `*` for wildcard subdomains. Empty arrays allow the video to be viewed on any origin.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.direct_upload%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20allowedOrigins%20%3E%20(schema)>)
creator: optional string
A user-defined identifier for the media creator.
maxLength64
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expiry: optional string
The date and time after upload when videos will not be accepted.
formatdate-time
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meta: optional unknown
A user modifiable key-value store used to reference other systems of record for managing videos.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.direct_upload%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20meta%20%3E%20(schema)>)
requireSignedURLs: optional boolean
Indicates whether the video can be a accessed using the UID. When set to `true`, a signed token must be generated with a signing key to view the video.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.direct_upload%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20requireSignedURLs%20%3E%20(schema)>)
scheduledDeletion: optional string
Indicates the date and time at which the video will be deleted. Omit the field to indicate no change, or include with a `null` value to remove an existing scheduled deletion. If specified, must be at least 30 days from upload time.
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thumbnailTimestampPct: optional number
The timestamp for a thumbnail image calculated as a percentage value of the video’s duration. To convert from a second-wise timestamp to a percentage, divide the desired timestamp by the total duration of the video. If this value is not set, the default thumbnail image is taken from 0s of the video.
maximum1
minimum0
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watermark: optional object {uid }
uid: optional string
The unique identifier for the watermark profile.
maxLength32
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##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of object {code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20stream.direct_upload%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {scheduledDeletion, uid, uploadURL, watermark }
scheduledDeletion: optional string
Indicates the date and time at which the video will be deleted. Omit the field to indicate no change, or include with a null value to remove an existing scheduled deletion. If specified, must be at least 30 days from upload time.
formatdate-time
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uid: optional string
A Cloudflare-generated unique identifier for a media item.
maxLength32
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uploadURL: optional string
The URL an unauthenticated upload can use for a single HTTP POST multipart/form-data request.
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watermark: optional Watermark { created, downloadedFrom, height, 8 more }
created: optional string
The date and a time a watermark profile was created.
formatdate-time
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downloadedFrom: optional string
The source URL for a downloaded image. If the watermark profile was created via direct upload, this field is null.
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height: optional number
The height of the image in pixels.
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name: optional string
A short description of the watermark profile.
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opacity: optional number
The translucency of the image. A value of 0.0 makes the image completely transparent, and 1.0 makes the image completely opaque. Note that if the image is already semi-transparent, setting this to 1.0 will not make the image completely opaque.
maximum1
minimum0
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padding: optional number
The whitespace between the adjacent edges (determined by position) of the video and the image. 0.0 indicates no padding, and 1.0 indicates a fully padded video width or length, as determined by the algorithm.
maximum1
minimum0
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position: optional string
The location of the image. Valid positions are: upperRight, upperLeft, lowerLeft, lowerRight, and center. Note that center ignores the padding parameter.
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scale: optional number
The size of the image relative to the overall size of the video. This parameter will adapt to horizontal and vertical videos automatically. 0.0 indicates no scaling (use the size of the image as-is), and 1.0 fills the entire video.
maximum1
minimum0
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size: optional number
The size of the image in bytes.
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uid: optional string
The unique identifier for a watermark profile.
maxLength32
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width: optional number
The width of the image in pixels.
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### Upload videos via direct upload URLs
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/stream/direct_upload \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"maxDurationSeconds": 1,
"allowedOrigins": [
"example.com"
],
"creator": "creator-id_abcde12345",
"expiry": "2021-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"meta": {
"name": "video12345.mp4"
},
"requireSignedURLs": true,
"scheduledDeletion": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"thumbnailTimestampPct": 0.529241
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"scheduledDeletion": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"uid": "ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a",
"uploadURL": "www.example.com/samplepath",
"watermark": {
"created": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"downloadedFrom": "https://company.com/logo.png",
"height": 0,
"name": "Marketing Videos",
"opacity": 0.75,
"padding": 0.1,
"position": "center",
"scale": 0.1,
"size": 29472,
"uid": "ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a",
"width": 0
}
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"success": true,
"result": {
"scheduledDeletion": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"uid": "ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a",
"uploadURL": "www.example.com/samplepath",
"watermark": {
"created": "2014-01-02T02:20:00Z",
"downloadedFrom": "https://company.com/logo.png",
"height": 0,
"name": "Marketing Videos",
"opacity": 0.75,
"padding": 0.1,
"position": "center",
"scale": 0.1,
"size": 29472,
"uid": "ea95132c15732412d22c1476fa83f27a",
"width": 0
}
}
}
```