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# Create a media upload session



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/commerce-v1.openapi.json post /v1/commerce/uploads
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  description: >-
    Public REST API for COPE vendor integrations. Authenticate with a COPE API
    key or Clerk bearer token and call the endpoints described below.
  title: COPE Public API
  version: v1
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.cope.com
security:
  - cope_sk: []
paths:
  /v1/commerce/uploads:
    post:
      tags:
        - Products
      summary: Create a media upload session
      operationId: createCommerceProductMediaUpload
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              properties:
                blob:
                  properties:
                    byte_size:
                      type: integer
                    checksum:
                      type: string
                    content_type:
                      type: string
                    filename:
                      type: string
                  required:
                    - filename
                    - content_type
                    - byte_size
                    - checksum
                  type: object
              required:
                - blob
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  data:
                    additionalProperties: false
                    properties:
                      direct_upload:
                        additionalProperties: false
                        properties:
                          headers:
                            additionalProperties: false
                            properties:
                              Content-Type:
                                type: string
                            required:
                              - Content-Type
                            type: object
                          url:
                            type: string
                        required:
                          - url
                          - headers
                        type: object
                      upload_token:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - upload_token
                      - direct_upload
                    type: object
                required:
                  - data
                type: object
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                invalid_request:
                  summary: Invalid request
                  value:
                    code: invalid_request
                    detail: null
                    errors:
                      - code: missing
                        detail: 'param is missing or the value is empty: product_id'
                        param: product_id
                    request_id: req_123
                    status: 400
                    title: Invalid Request
                    type: https://docs.cope.com/errors/invalid_request
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicProblemDetail'
          description: Invalid request
        '401':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicProblemDetail'
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
        '403':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicProblemDetail'
          description: Bearer token is not authorized for this route
        '422':
          content:
            application/problem+json:
              examples:
                validation_failed:
                  summary: Validation failed
                  value:
                    code: validation_failed
                    detail: null
                    errors:
                      - code: blank
                        detail: Name can't be blank
                        param: name
                    request_id: req_123
                    status: 422
                    title: Validation Failed
                    type: https://docs.cope.com/errors/validation_failed
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublicProblemDetail'
          description: Public commerce validation problem
      security:
        - cope_sk: []
components:
  schemas:
    PublicProblemDetail:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        detail:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        errors:
          items:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
              detail:
                type: string
              param:
                type: string
            required:
              - code
              - detail
            type: object
          type: array
        request_id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - code
        - request_id
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    cope_sk:
      description: >-
        Bearer credential for the public API. Vendor integrations should send a
        live COPE API key (`cope_sk_live_*`). Clerk bearer tokens are also
        accepted when paired with `X-Cope-Business-Id`.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````