POST api/v1/media

Upload a media item.

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
ContentType	Content Type of the attachment.	string	None.
Media	Media as pure byte array. Note: Use only one of Media or Base64Media not both	Collection of byte	None.
Base64Media	Media as Base64 encoded string. Note: Use only one of Media or Base64Media not both	string	None.
Caption	A caption to go with the item. This will be used as status post text if the CreateStatusPost option is set to true	string	None.
Description	Option description to go with the photo	string	None.
UniqueMediaName	A Unique name that is associated with media items. When media is requested using the UniqueMediaName it can show the latest or a stream of the media associated with the name.	string	None.
Location	Location this photo was taken (or of)	LocationDto	None.
Tags	Tags to associate with the photo	Collection of string	None.
CreateStatusPost	Create a status post for this media item.	boolean	None.
TTL	How long the item should be kept for before being deleted (in seconds)	integer	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json, application/senml+json

Sample:

{
  "ContentType": "sample string 1",
  "Media": "QEA=",
  "Base64Media": "sample string 2",
  "Caption": "sample string 3",
  "Description": "sample string 4",
  "UniqueMediaName": "sample string 5",
  "Location": {
    "Name": "sample string 1",
    "Latitude": 2.1,
    "Longitude": 3.1,
    "Elevation": 4.1,
    "WellKnownLocationId": "c190f7a4-3867-4cf1-8ff0-8ac67d0bfa01",
    "LastUpdated": "2025-11-04T12:14:11.4155223+00:00"
  },
  "Tags": [
    "sample string 1",
    "sample string 2"
  ],
  "CreateStatusPost": true,
  "TTL": 1
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<AddMediaItemDto xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Media">
  <Base64Media>sample string 2</Base64Media>
  <Caption>sample string 3</Caption>
  <ContentType>sample string 1</ContentType>
  <CreateStatusPost>true</CreateStatusPost>
  <Description>sample string 4</Description>
  <Location xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Shared">
    <d2p1:Elevation>4.1</d2p1:Elevation>
    <d2p1:LastUpdated>2025-11-04T12:14:11.4155223+00:00</d2p1:LastUpdated>
    <d2p1:Latitude>2.1</d2p1:Latitude>
    <d2p1:Longitude>3.1</d2p1:Longitude>
    <d2p1:Name>sample string 1</d2p1:Name>
    <d2p1:WellKnownLocationId>c190f7a4-3867-4cf1-8ff0-8ac67d0bfa01</d2p1:WellKnownLocationId>
  </Location>
  <Media>QEA=</Media>
  <TTL>1</TTL>
  <Tags xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
    <d2p1:string>sample string 1</d2p1:string>
    <d2p1:string>sample string 2</d2p1:string>
  </Tags>
  <UniqueMediaName>sample string 5</UniqueMediaName>
</AddMediaItemDto>

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Sample:

Sample not available.

Response Information

Resource Description

MediaItemDto

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Id	Id	globally unique identifier	None.
UserId	Published by this user/member/device	globally unique identifier	None.
ContentType	Content type (png, jpg, etc).	string	None.
Caption	A caption to go with the item. This will be used as status post text if the CreateStatusPost option is set to true	string	None.
Description	Option description to go with the photo	string	None.
UniqueMediaName	A Unique name that is associated with media items. When media is requested using the UniqueMediaName it can show the latest or a stream of the media associated with the name.	string	None.
Location	Location this photo was taken (or of)	LocationDto	None.
Tags	Tags to associate with the photo	Collection of string	None.
Links	List of the links (e.g. self)	Collection of LinkDto	None.
Actions	List of actionable links (e.g. delete)	Collection of LinkDto	None.
DateAdded	When the item was added.	date	None.
LastUpdated	When the item was last updated	date	None.
Private	If this media item is flagged as private to the individual account.	boolean	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json, application/senml+json

Sample:

{
  "Id": "7b1b2275-f48a-4ea1-8199-e0235b4a2430",
  "UserId": "4d8f0050-fbdb-4d6e-ac52-26f6ee5584be",
  "ContentType": "sample string 3",
  "Caption": "sample string 4",
  "Description": "sample string 5",
  "UniqueMediaName": "sample string 6",
  "Location": {
    "Name": "sample string 1",
    "Latitude": 2.1,
    "Longitude": 3.1,
    "Elevation": 4.1,
    "WellKnownLocationId": "b2a75798-c018-4bc4-bd92-a35e5f074943",
    "LastUpdated": "2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00"
  },
  "Tags": [
    "sample string 1",
    "sample string 2"
  ],
  "Links": [
    {
      "Href": "sample string 1",
      "Rel": "sample string 2",
      "Action": "sample string 3"
    },
    {
      "Href": "sample string 1",
      "Rel": "sample string 2",
      "Action": "sample string 3"
    }
  ],
  "Actions": [
    {
      "Href": "sample string 1",
      "Rel": "sample string 2",
      "Action": "sample string 3"
    },
    {
      "Href": "sample string 1",
      "Rel": "sample string 2",
      "Action": "sample string 3"
    }
  ],
  "DateAdded": "2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00",
  "LastUpdated": "2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00",
  "Private": true
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<MediaItemDto xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Media">
  <Actions xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Shared">
    <d2p1:LinkViewModel>
      <d2p1:Action>sample string 3</d2p1:Action>
      <d2p1:Href>sample string 1</d2p1:Href>
      <d2p1:Rel>sample string 2</d2p1:Rel>
    </d2p1:LinkViewModel>
    <d2p1:LinkViewModel>
      <d2p1:Action>sample string 3</d2p1:Action>
      <d2p1:Href>sample string 1</d2p1:Href>
      <d2p1:Rel>sample string 2</d2p1:Rel>
    </d2p1:LinkViewModel>
  </Actions>
  <Caption>sample string 4</Caption>
  <ContentType>sample string 3</ContentType>
  <DateAdded>2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00</DateAdded>
  <Description>sample string 5</Description>
  <Id>7b1b2275-f48a-4ea1-8199-e0235b4a2430</Id>
  <LastUpdated>2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00</LastUpdated>
  <Links xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Shared">
    <d2p1:LinkViewModel>
      <d2p1:Action>sample string 3</d2p1:Action>
      <d2p1:Href>sample string 1</d2p1:Href>
      <d2p1:Rel>sample string 2</d2p1:Rel>
    </d2p1:LinkViewModel>
    <d2p1:LinkViewModel>
      <d2p1:Action>sample string 3</d2p1:Action>
      <d2p1:Href>sample string 1</d2p1:Href>
      <d2p1:Rel>sample string 2</d2p1:Rel>
    </d2p1:LinkViewModel>
  </Links>
  <Location xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/AnalysisUK.Tinamous.www.ApiControllers.Models.Shared">
    <d2p1:Elevation>4.1</d2p1:Elevation>
    <d2p1:LastUpdated>2025-11-04T12:14:11.4311274+00:00</d2p1:LastUpdated>
    <d2p1:Latitude>2.1</d2p1:Latitude>
    <d2p1:Longitude>3.1</d2p1:Longitude>
    <d2p1:Name>sample string 1</d2p1:Name>
    <d2p1:WellKnownLocationId>b2a75798-c018-4bc4-bd92-a35e5f074943</d2p1:WellKnownLocationId>
  </Location>
  <Private>true</Private>
  <Tags xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
    <d2p1:string>sample string 1</d2p1:string>
    <d2p1:string>sample string 2</d2p1:string>
  </Tags>
  <UniqueMediaName>sample string 6</UniqueMediaName>
  <UserId>4d8f0050-fbdb-4d6e-ac52-26f6ee5584be</UserId>
</MediaItemDto>