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# Upload Video

> Upload videos to get URLs for use in video generation APIs

<Note>
  **The docs Playground does not support file uploads**: Please use the cURL, Python, or JavaScript code examples below for testing.
</Note>

## Why Upload First?

1. **Unified input flow** - Upload local videos once and reuse the returned public URL
2. **Less repeated transfer** - The same uploaded video can be referenced by multiple generation requests

## Authorizations

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Use Bearer Token for authentication

  Get your API Key: Visit [API Key Management](https://toapis.com/console/token)

  ```
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
  ```
</ParamField>

## Body

<ParamField body="file" type="file" required>
  Video file

  **Supported formats:**

  * MP4 (.mp4)
  * WebM (.webm)
  * MOV (.mov)

  **Limits:**

  * Maximum file size: 50MB
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="purpose" type="string">
  Upload purpose (optional)

  Default: `generation`
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
  Whether the request succeeded
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="Response data">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">
      Upload record ID for tracking
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="url" type="string">
      Public URL of the uploaded video, ready to use in video APIs
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="mime_type" type="string">
      MIME type of the video, e.g. `video/mp4`
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="size" type="integer">
      File size in bytes
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url https://toapis.com/v1/uploads/videos \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
    --form 'file=@/path/to/your/video.mp4'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  with open('video.mp4', 'rb') as f:
      response = requests.post(
          "https://toapis.com/v1/uploads/videos",
          headers={
              "Authorization": "Bearer your-ToAPIs-key"
          },
          files={
              "file": f
          }
      )

  result = response.json()
  video_url = result['data']['url']
  print(f"Video URL: {video_url}")
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  (async () => {
  const fileInput = document.createElement('input');
  fileInput.type = 'file';
  fileInput.accept = 'video/mp4,video/webm,video/quicktime';
  fileInput.click();
  await new Promise(resolve => fileInput.onchange = resolve);

  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);

  const uploadResponse = await fetch('https://toapis.com/v1/uploads/videos', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer your-ToAPIs-key'
    },
    body: formData
  });

  const uploadResult = await uploadResponse.json();
  console.log('Upload result:', uploadResult);
  })();
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 Success theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "",
    "data": {
      "id": "upload_abc12345",
      "url": "https://files.toapis.com/uploads/123/videos/1737568800_abc12345.mp4",
      "mime_type": "video/mp4",
      "size": 1892345
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 Bad Request theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Unsupported or invalid video file. Allowed: MP4, WebM, MOV"
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 File Too Large theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "message": "Video too large. Maximum size is 50MB"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>