API version 1.1

Our API enables programmatic file uploads, allowing you to seamlessly integrate our uploading functionality into your own applications.

Ключ

Get your own API key under your settings.

Request method

API V1 calls can be made using POST or GET request methods.

POST request method is recommended.

Request URL

Authorization

API V1.1 supports header authorization by passing the X-API-Key header with an API key.

X-API-Key: chv_key_here

Parameters

source

A binary file, base64 data, or a URL for an image.

key (optional)

The API key. You can use this parameter if unable to provide auth via headers.

title (optional)

File title. This is automatically detected from metadata if not provided.

description (optional)

File description. This is automatically detected from metadata if not provided.

tags (optional)

File tag(s). Comma separated list of tags.

album_id (optional)

File album id, must be owned by the API key user.

category_id (optional)

Category id. Determines the file category to assign.

width (optional)

Target resize width, will automatic detect height.

expiration (optional)

Expiration time to auto-delete the file in date interval format. For example, PT5M for five minutes in the future. P3D for three days in the future.

nsfw (optional)

Not safe for work flag [0, 1].

format (optional)

Return format [json, redirect, txt].

use_file_date (optional, admin only)

Configure to use file date taken (Exif) instead of upload date [0, 1].

Example call

API response

API V1 responses will vary depending on the format parameter (json, txt, redirect). When using JSON (default) the response output will contain the status_txt and status_code properties.

Example response (JSON)

{
  "status_code": 200,
  "success": {
    "message": "file uploaded",
    "code": 200
  },
  "image": {
    "name": "Badgers-animated-music-video",
    "extension": "mp4",
    "size": 3011299,
    "width": 496,
    "height": 360,
    "date": "2024-10-10 16:58:00",
    "date_gmt": "2024-10-10 19:58:00",
    "title": "Badgers animated music video MrWeebl",
    "tags": [],
    "description": null,
    "nsfw": 0,
    "storage_mode": "datefolder",
    "md5": "7a120d5c28de264bdbb934f023a628fd",
    "source_md5": null,
    "original_filename": "Badgers _ animated music video _ MrWeebl.mp4",
    "original_exifdata": null,
    "views": 0,
    "category_id": null,
    "chain": 21,
    "thumb_size": 21212,
    "medium_size": 0,
    "frame_size": 19804,
    "expiration_date_gmt": "2024-10-10 20:28:00",
    "likes": 0,
    "is_animated": 0,
    "is_approved": 1,
    "is_360": 0,
    "duration": 73,
    "type": "video",
    "tags_string": "",
    "file": {
      "resource": {
        "type": "url"
      }
    },
    "id_encoded": "ZfGd",
    "filename": "Badgers-animated-music-video.mp4",
    "mime": "video/mp4",
    "url": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.mp4",
    "ratio": 1.3777777777777778,
    "size_formatted": "3 MB",
    "frame": {
      "filename": "Badgers-animated-music-video.fr.jpeg",
      "name": "Badgers-animated-music-video.fr",
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "extension": "jpeg",
      "url": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.fr.jpeg",
      "size": 19804
    },
    "image": {
      "filename": "Badgers-animated-music-video.mp4",
      "name": "Badgers-animated-music-video",
      "mime": "video/mp4",
      "extension": "mp4",
      "url": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.mp4",
      "size": 3011299
    },
    "thumb": {
      "filename": "Badgers-animated-music-video.th.jpeg",
      "name": "Badgers-animated-music-video.th",
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "extension": "jpeg",
      "url": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.th.jpeg",
      "size": 21212
    },
    "url_frame": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.fr.jpeg",
    "medium": {
      "filename": null,
      "name": null,
      "mime": null,
      "extension": null,
      "url": null
    },
    "duration_time": "01:13",
    "url_viewer": "http://localhost/clip/Badgers-animated-music-video-MrWeebl.ZfGd",
    "path_viewer": "/clip/Badgers-animated-music-video-MrWeebl.ZfGd",
    "url_short": "http://localhost/clip/ZfGd",
    "display_url": "http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.fr.jpeg",
    "display_width": 496,
    "display_height": 360,
    "views_label": "views",
    "likes_label": "likes",
    "how_long_ago": "moments ago",
    "date_fixed_peer": "2024-10-10 19:58:00",
    "title_truncated": "Badgers animated music vi...",
    "title_truncated_html": "Badgers animated music vi...",
    "is_use_loader": false,
    "display_title": "Badgers animated music video MrWeebl",
    "delete_url": "http://localhost/clip/ZfGd/delete/e8b07479818bc58d3b9849c431e9c2b28827ccce7809ed4f"
  },
  "status_txt": "OK"
}

Example response (text)

http://localhost/images/2024/10/10/Badgers-animated-music-video.mp4

Example response (redirect)

Location: /clip/Badgers-animated-music-video-MrWeebl.ZfGd