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# Upload Media

POST https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Uploads one image to the media library. Needs a key with **Website Content: Read and Write** (`website-content:write`).

Send the body as **form-data**, not JSON. In Postman, choose the file in the `file` row.

**Uploading the same image twice.** When you send a `source_url` and a live media item already has that `source_url`, the existing item is returned and the new file is discarded, so a re-run does not fill the library with copies. A `name` or `alt` you send updates the existing item. Without a `source_url`, every upload stores a new item.

Two uploads with the same `source_url` at the same moment wait for each other. If one waits more than about 10 seconds it returns **409** and nothing is stored; send it again.

Reference: https://docs.gorilladash.com/gorilla-dash-rest-ful-api/website-content/website-content-media/upload-media

## Request

### Headers

- `GorillaDash-Api-Key` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Key
- `GorillaDash-Api-Secret` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Secret

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form containing a file.

- `file` (file, required) — Required. JPEG, PNG, GIF or WebP, up to 20 MB. SVG and anything else returns 422.
- `name` (string, required) — Optional, max 255. Defaults to the file name without its extension.
- `alt` (string, required) — Optional, max 255.
- `source_url` (string, required) — Optional, max 2048. A label only; Gorilla Dash never downloads it.

## Response

### 201

Created

- `success` (boolean, required)
- `status` (integer, required)
- `data` (ApiV1WebsiteContentMediaPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Errors

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `message` (string, required)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Unprocessable Content

- `message` (string, required)
- `errors` (ApiV1WebsiteContentMediaPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrors, required)

## Types

### ApiV1WebsiteContentMediaPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `id` (integer, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `alt` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)
- `source_url` (string, required)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)

### ApiV1WebsiteContentMediaPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrors

- `file` (list of string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "alt": "string",
  "file": "<file: string>",
  "name": "string",
  "source_url": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "status": 201,
  "data": {
    "id": 812,
    "name": "board",
    "alt": "The board",
    "url": "https://cdn.gorilladash.com/media/812/board.jpg",
    "source_url": "https://franchise.example.org/wp-content/uploads/board.jpg",
    "created_at": "2026-10-07T01:20:00+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07T01:20:00+00:00"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
import requests

url = "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media"

files = { "file": "open('string', 'rb')" }
payload = {
    "alt": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "source_url": "string"
}
headers = {
    "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
    "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, files=files, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
const url = 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('alt', 'string');
form.append('file', 'string');
form.append('name', 'string');
form.append('source_url', 'string');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key': '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret': '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}'
  }
};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"alt\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"string\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"source_url\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["GorillaDash-Api-Key"] = '{{API_KEY}}'
request["GorillaDash-Api-Secret"] = '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"alt\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"string\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"source_url\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"alt\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"string\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"source_url\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'alt',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'file',
        'filename' => 'string',
        'contents' => null
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'name',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'source_url',
        'contents' => 'string'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key' => '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret' => '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}");
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"alt\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"string\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"source_url\"\r\n\r\nstring\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Website Content_Website Content > Media_Upload Media_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
  "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}"
]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "alt",
    "value": "string"
  ],
  [
    "name": "file",
    "fileName": "string"
  ],
  [
    "name": "name",
    "value": "string"
  ],
  [
    "name": "source_url",
    "value": "string"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/website-content/media")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```