place.stream.media.createUpload
{
"$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
"defs": {
"main": {
"description": "Start a resumable upload of arbitrary media content. Returns a TUS upload URL and a short-lived bearer token used to authenticate subsequent chunk requests (no DPoP required on chunks). The DID of the authenticated user is recorded against the upload; on completion a VOD processing task is enqueued.",
"errors": [
{
"description": "The requested upload exceeds the server's maximum allowed size.",
"name": "UploadTooLarge"
},
{
"description": "The server does not accept this MIME type for upload.",
"name": "UnsupportedMimeType"
}
],
"input": {
"encoding": "application/json",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"draftUri": {
"description": "Optional ats:// URI of a draft VOD created via place.stream.vod.createDraft. When supplied, the upload's processing fills that draft (rather than creating a new one), so the user can edit metadata while the upload runs and re-upload if it fails. The draft's origin_upload_id is set to this upload.",
"type": "string"
},
"filename": {
"description": "Optional filename hint to attach as upload metadata.",
"type": "string"
},
"mimeType": {
"description": "MIME type of the content being uploaded (e.g. video/mp4).",
"type": "string"
},
"size": {
"description": "Total size of the upload in bytes.",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"size",
"mimeType"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"output": {
"encoding": "application/json",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"expiresAt": {
"description": "When the upload token expires.",
"format": "datetime",
"type": "string"
},
"uploadId": {
"description": "Server-side identifier for this upload.",
"type": "string"
},
"uploadToken": {
"description": "Short-lived bearer token bound to this upload. Send as 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' on TUS requests.",
"type": "string"
},
"uploadUrl": {
"description": "Absolute URL to PATCH/HEAD per the TUS protocol.",
"format": "uri",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"uploadUrl",
"uploadToken",
"expiresAt",
"uploadId"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"parameters": null,
"type": "procedure"
}
},
"id": "place.stream.media.createUpload",
"lexicon": 1
}
Metadata
- DID
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did:plc:gqtagsooi75obldmytuow57q - CID
-
bafyreig4fmjqttcycivikuihhydmhtoavtchh5uay3wr55sq432un74vhi - Indexed At
- 2026-08-20 16:29 UTC
- AT-URI
-
at://did:plc:gqtagsooi75obldmytuow57q/com.atproto.lexicon.schema/place.stream.media.createUpload
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