Upload a file from a URL

Uploads a file by downloading it from the provided URL. The file will be processed asynchronously. Poll the GET endpoint to check when it’s ready, then use the returned assetId in post creation.

Supported file types:

Images: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP
Videos: MP4, QuickTime (MOV)

File size limits:

Images: 10 MB max
GIFs: 15 MB max
Videos: 350 MB max

Additional constraints:

Images cannot exceed 36 megapixels
URL must be publicly accessible

POST/uploads

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

API key authentication. Generate an API key from your workspace settings.

Request body

requiredapplication/json

urlstring<uri>required

URL of the file to upload. Must be publicly accessible.

Responses

200

Upload job created successfully

idstring<uuid>

Upload job ID. Use this to poll the GET /uploads/{id} endpoint.

statusstring

Initial status of the upload

Allowed:pending

createdAtstring<date-time>

400

Bad Request - Invalid input parameters

codestring

messagestring

dataobject

Show properties

errorsobject

401

Unauthorized - Missing or invalid API key

codestring

messagestring

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

codestring

messagestring

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Bodyapplication/json

urlstring*URL of the file to upload. Must be publicly accessible.

Request

curl -X POST 'https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/uploads' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://example.com/images/product-photo.jpg"
}'

const response = await fetch("https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/uploads", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: "{\n  \"url\": \"https://example.com/images/product-photo.jpg\"\n}"
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://app.tryordinal.com/api/v1/uploads",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    data="{\n  \"url\": \"https://example.com/images/product-photo.jpg\"\n}",
)

Response

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "pending",
  "createdAt": "2026-02-04T10:30:00.000Z"
}

{
  "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
  "message": "Bad Request",
  "data": {
    "errors": {
      "publishAt": [
        "Invalid date format"
      ],
      "status": [
        "Invalid enum value"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "message": "Invalid or unauthorized API key"
}

{
  "code": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
  "message": "Rate limit of 100 requests per 60s exceeded. Quota resets in 45 seconds"
}