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Initiate video uploads using TUS

POST/accounts/{account_id}/stream

Initiates a video upload using the TUS protocol. On success, the server responds with a status code 201 (created) and includes a location header to indicate where the content should be uploaded. Refer to https://tus.io for protocol details.

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)
Stream Write
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string

The account identifier tag.

maxLength32
Query ParametersExpand Collapse
direct_user: optional boolean

Provisions a URL to let your end users upload videos directly to Cloudflare Stream without exposing your API token to clients.

Header ParametersExpand Collapse
"Tus-Resumable": "1.0.0"

Specifies the TUS protocol version. This value must be included in every upload request. Notes: The only supported version of TUS protocol is 1.0.0.

"Upload-Length": number

Indicates the size of the entire upload in bytes. The value must be a non-negative integer.

minimum0
"Upload-Creator": optional string

A user-defined identifier for the media creator.

maxLength64
"Upload-Metadata": optional string

Comma-separated key-value pairs following the TUS protocol specification. Values are Base-64 encoded. Supported keys: name, requiresignedurls, allowedorigins, thumbnailtimestamppct, watermark, scheduleddeletion, maxdurationseconds.

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
body: unknown

Initiate video uploads using TUS

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/stream \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{}'
{}
Returns Examples
{}