> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Validate the uploaded file

> Required permissions: media-write.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /media/{id}/complete
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Postinger Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Project-scoped API keys. JSON bodies up to 100 KB. Upload media directly to
    the returned R2 URL, then complete the upload. Rate limits are shared by all
    keys in the project. Scheduling requires posts-publish in addition to
    posts-write. A paused key returns 403 with error.code api_key_paused.
servers:
  - url: https://api.dev.postinger.dev/public/v1
security: []
paths:
  /media/{id}/complete:
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    post:
      tags:
        - Media
      summary: Validate the uploaded file
      description: 'Required permissions: media-write.'
      operationId: completeMedia
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - data
                  - meta
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '400':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '401':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '403':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '404':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '409':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Present for idempotency_in_progress; wait before retrying.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '413':
          description: >-
            JSON body exceeds the 100 KB limit. This can be rejected before the
            controller, so the public error envelope is not guaranteed.
        '429':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Seconds before retrying.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '500':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
        '503':
          description: Request failed. Check error.code and meta.requestId.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
              description: Request identifier for troubleshooting.
            Cache-Control:
              schema:
                type: string
                const: no-store
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Project-wide limit, when supplied by the rate limiter.
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              schema:
                type: integer
              description: Remaining project requests, when supplied by the rate limiter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - error
                  - meta
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - code
                      - message
                    properties:
                      code:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - requestId
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
      security:
        - ApiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    Media:
      $schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          pattern: >-
            ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - image
            - video
        contentType:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        sizeBytes:
          type:
            - number
            - 'null'
        width:
          type:
            - number
            - 'null'
        height:
          type:
            - number
            - 'null'
        durationSeconds:
          type:
            - number
            - 'null'
        originalFilename:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        posterUrl:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - ready
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          pattern: >-
            ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d)))$
      required:
        - id
        - kind
        - contentType
        - url
        - sizeBytes
        - width
        - height
        - durationSeconds
        - originalFilename
        - posterUrl
        - status
        - createdAt
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Postinger API key

````

## Related topics

- [Upload media](/guides/media.md)
- [Automate with the CLI](/cli/automation.md)
- [Local MCP server](/mcp/local-server.md)
- [Connect with MCP](/mcp/quickstart.md)
- [CLI quickstart](/cli/quickstart.md)


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