Upload an image

POST/accounts/{account_id}/images/v1

Upload an image to CF Images. Images up to 10 Megabytes can be uploaded using a single HTTP POST (multipart/form-data) request by sending an image file or passing a URL accessible to the API.

Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Images Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32

Body ParametersForm DataExpand Collapse

id: optional string

An optional custom unique identifier for your image.

creator: optional string

Can set the creator field with an internal user ID.

maxLength1024

file: optional file

An image binary data. Only needed when type is uploading a file.

metadata: optional unknown

User modifiable key-value store. Can use used for keeping references to another system of record for managing images.

requireSignedURLs: optional boolean

Indicates whether the image requires a signature token for the access.

url: optional string

A URL to fetch an image from origin. Only needed when type is uploading from a URL.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

result: Image { id, creator, filename, 4 more }

id: optional string

Image unique identifier.

maxLength32

creator: optional string

Can set the creator field with an internal user ID.

maxLength1024

filename: optional string

Image file name.

maxLength255

meta: optional unknown

User modifiable key-value store. Can be used for keeping references to another system of record for managing images. Metadata must not exceed 1024 bytes.

requireSignedURLs: optional boolean

Indicates whether the image can be a accessed only using it’s UID. If set to true, a signed token needs to be generated with a signing key to view the image.

uploaded: optional string

When the media item was uploaded.

formatdate-time

variants: optional array of string

Object specifying available variants for an image.

success: true

Whether the API call was successful

Upload an image

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/images/v1 \
    -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -F requireSignedURLs=true \
    -F url=https://example.com/path/to/logo.png

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "id",
    "creator": "107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900",
    "filename": "logo.png",
    "meta": {
      "key": "value"
    },
    "requireSignedURLs": true,
    "uploaded": "2014-01-02T02:20:00.123Z",
    "variants": [
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/thumbnail",
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/hero",
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/original"
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "id",
    "creator": "107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900",
    "filename": "logo.png",
    "meta": {
      "key": "value"
    },
    "requireSignedURLs": true,
    "uploaded": "2014-01-02T02:20:00.123Z",
    "variants": [
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/thumbnail",
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/hero",
      "https://imagedelivery.net/MTt4OTd0b0w5aj/107b9558-dd06-4bbd-5fef-9c2c16bb7900/original"
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}