# Direct Upload

## Upload videos via direct upload URLs

`stream.direct_upload.create(DirectUploadCreateParams**kwargs)  -> DirectUploadCreateResponse`

**post** `/accounts/{account_id}/stream/direct_upload`

Creates a direct upload that allows video uploads without an API key.

### Parameters

- `account_id: str`

  The account identifier tag.

- `max_duration_seconds: int`

  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.

- `allowed_origins: Optional[SequenceNotStr[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.

- `creator: Optional[str]`

  A user-defined identifier for the media creator.

- `expiry: Optional[Union[str, datetime]]`

  The date and time after upload when videos will not be accepted.

- `meta: Optional[object]`

  A user modifiable key-value store used to reference other systems of record for managing videos.

- `require_signed_urls: Optional[bool]`

  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.

- `scheduled_deletion: Optional[Union[str, datetime]]`

  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.

- `thumbnail_timestamp_pct: Optional[float]`

  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.

- `watermark: Optional[Watermark]`

  - `uid: Optional[str]`

    The unique identifier for the watermark profile.

- `upload_creator: Optional[str]`

  A user-defined identifier for the media creator.

### Returns

- `class DirectUploadCreateResponse: …`

  - `scheduled_deletion: Optional[datetime]`

    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.

  - `uid: Optional[str]`

    A Cloudflare-generated unique identifier for a media item.

  - `upload_url: Optional[str]`

    The URL an unauthenticated upload can use for a single `HTTP POST multipart/form-data` request.

  - `watermark: Optional[Watermark]`

    - `created: Optional[datetime]`

      The date and a time a watermark profile was created.

    - `downloaded_from: Optional[str]`

      The source URL for a downloaded image. If the watermark profile was created via direct upload, this field is null.

    - `height: Optional[int]`

      The height of the image in pixels.

    - `name: Optional[str]`

      A short description of the watermark profile.

    - `opacity: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `padding: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `position: Optional[str]`

      The location of the image. Valid positions are: `upperRight`, `upperLeft`, `lowerLeft`, `lowerRight`, and `center`. Note that `center` ignores the `padding` parameter.

    - `scale: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `size: Optional[float]`

      The size of the image in bytes.

    - `uid: Optional[str]`

      The unique identifier for a watermark profile.

    - `width: Optional[int]`

      The width of the image in pixels.

### Example

```python
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
direct_upload = client.stream.direct_upload.create(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    max_duration_seconds=1,
)
print(direct_upload.uid)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "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
    }
  }
}
```

## Domain Types

### Direct Upload Create Response

- `class DirectUploadCreateResponse: …`

  - `scheduled_deletion: Optional[datetime]`

    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.

  - `uid: Optional[str]`

    A Cloudflare-generated unique identifier for a media item.

  - `upload_url: Optional[str]`

    The URL an unauthenticated upload can use for a single `HTTP POST multipart/form-data` request.

  - `watermark: Optional[Watermark]`

    - `created: Optional[datetime]`

      The date and a time a watermark profile was created.

    - `downloaded_from: Optional[str]`

      The source URL for a downloaded image. If the watermark profile was created via direct upload, this field is null.

    - `height: Optional[int]`

      The height of the image in pixels.

    - `name: Optional[str]`

      A short description of the watermark profile.

    - `opacity: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `padding: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `position: Optional[str]`

      The location of the image. Valid positions are: `upperRight`, `upperLeft`, `lowerLeft`, `lowerRight`, and `center`. Note that `center` ignores the `padding` parameter.

    - `scale: Optional[float]`

      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.

    - `size: Optional[float]`

      The size of the image in bytes.

    - `uid: Optional[str]`

      The unique identifier for a watermark profile.

    - `width: Optional[int]`

      The width of the image in pixels.