API Method: /api/photo/upload
Upload a new file to the site using a POST request.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| file (required for non-placeholder video) | The file to upload. (Note that this parameter − neither the filename nor the file content − shouldn't be included in the api signature). |
| user_id | The user's ID. If no user ID is given, the objects will be uploaded anonymously. Requires super, otherwise files are uploaded using the authenticated user. |
| album_id | A album (or channel) ID. |
| title | A title for the upload. All HTML tags will be stripped away from the title. |
| description | A description of upload. The value can include save HTML tags such as <b> or <p>; however, if any disallowed tags are included, all html with be stripped from the description. |
| tags | Space-separated list of tags to attach to the uploaded file. |
| publish | Should the file be published in the site immediately? Default is 1 (0 or 1) |
| publish_date | Specific publish date of the photo or video, either past or future. Expected format is - "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS". The video will be auto-published if the published_p is 0 and the publish_date is in the future. |
| absolute_url | If the uploaded photo or video is to be associated with a different canonical URI from the on assigned by default, set it here. |
| placeholder_p | Add a placeholder video object. Default is 0 and valid options are 0 or 1. |
In addition to the standard parameters, any custom variable configured for photo objects can be set using the variable key as a parameter.
Permission level
The minimum required permission level is:
<pre><code>write</code></pre>
Example XML Response
<pre><code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><response status="ok" permission_level="write" message="The file was successfully uploaded" cached="0"> <photo_id>60432</photo_id> <tree_id>7340</tree_id> <token>7aguzmVuqpwjshwprfegm2swfdcnaWrj</token></response></code></pre>
Example JSON Response
{ "status": "ok", "message":"The file was successfully uploaded", "permission_level":"write", "cached":"0", "upload":{"photo_id": "60433", "tree_id": "7340", "token": "7aguzmVuqpwjshwprfegm2swfdcnaWrj"}, "p": "1", "size": "1", "site": { ...}, "endpoint": "/api/photo/upload"}