Upload Media /v2/media

Upload Media

Endpoint

Base URL: https://backend.blotato.com/v2

URL: /media

Method: POST

Description

This endpoint allows users to upload media by providing a URL. The uploaded media will be processed and stored, returning a new media URL that is used to publish a new post. Most of the platforms require validated URLs for posting images

Request

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
url	string	✅	The URL of the media to upload.

Responses

Success Response

Status Code: 201 Created

Response Body:

{
  "url": "https://database.blotato.com/path-to-uploaded-media.jpg"
}

Error Responses

Internal Server Error

Status Code: 500 Internal Server Error

{
  "code": 9999,
  "message": "An unknown error occurred."
}

Too Many Requests

Media upload has a user-level rate limit of 10 requests / minute.

Status Code: 429 Too many requests

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded, retry in 49 seconds"
}

Error Codes

The following client error codes may be returned:

Code	Description
9999	Unknown error.

Examples

1. Upload Media

POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/media HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}

Response:

{
  "url": "https://database.blotato.com/d1655c49-0bc4-4dd0-88b2-323ce0069fa4.jpg"
}

Upload Google Drive

If you have a link in google drive like this: ​ ​https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop/view?usp=drivesdk ​ You can use the following link for your Blotato "upload media" API call: ​ ​https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop ​ Note how the IDs match: 18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop

To see examples of how to upload to Blotato from a Google Drive, you can also check out these tutorials and templates:

• n8n: https://youtu.be/D9okDd_1tBI
• make: https://youtu.be/f4Stdm4lDNM