Create a file

Creates a new file from a file upload or a URL.

curl -X POST "https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files"
headers = {
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch("https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
  "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "bytes"
)

func main() {
    
    req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files", nil)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    req.Header.Set("X-API-KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()
    
    fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['X-API-KEY'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.body

{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "name": "file.mp4",
  "source": "upload",
  "status": "pending | running | success | failed",
  "created_at": "2024-12-25T10:00:00Z",
  "download_url": "https://api.fetchmedia.io/v1/files/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000/file.mp4",
  "error": "File processing failed: unsupported format",
  "ffprobe": {
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080,
    "duration": 120.5,
    "format_name": "mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2"
  },
  "ffprobe_error": "ffprobe failed: invalid data found when processing input"
}

{
  "error": "Unprocessable Entity",
  "message": "The request was well-formed but contains semantic errors",
  "code": 422,
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "password",
      "message": "Password must be at least 8 characters long"
    }
  ]
}