Create a remote upload

Queues an HTTP or HTTPS URL for import.

URLs on a recognized Videobase or supported internal video domain are copied immediately instead of entering the queue. Queue capacity is 100 active items for regular accounts and 150 for premium accounts.

POST /v1/upload/url

Create a remote upload

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.videobase.com/v1/upload/url \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "<string>"
}
'

200

{
  "id": "a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "name": "<string>",
  "slots": {
    "used": 1,
    "total": 1
  }
}

Authorizations

ApiKeyHeaderApiKeyQuery

X-Api-Key · string · header · required

Recommended. Your 16-character Videobase API key.

Body

application/json

url · string<uri> · required

Publicly reachable HTTP or HTTPS URL.

folder · integer · default: 0

Destination folder ID.

Required range: x >= 0

name · string

Optional title for the imported video.

Response

200

application/json

Queued remote upload or completed internal copy.

Option 1

Option 2

id · string · required

Twelve-character Videobase video or remote-upload identifier.

Required string length: 12

Pattern: ^\w{12}$

Example:

"a1b2c3d4e5f6"

name · string · required

slots · object · required

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