> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://apidocs.royalti.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Upload Media Files to Release

> ### POST /releases/{id}/media/files

<Note>
  This endpoint requires authentication. Include your Bearer token in the Authorization header.
</Note>

## Description

This endpoint allows uploading multiple media files to a release. Files are stored temporarily and transferred to permanent storage upon approval.
Only releases in 'draft' or 'rejected' status can have media uploaded.

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.royalti.io/releases/example-id/media/files', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({})
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
    'https://api.royalti.io/releases/example-id/media/files',
    headers={
      'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'
    },
    json={}
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(data)
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.royalti.io/releases/example-id/media/files \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{}'

  ```
</CodeGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml post /releases/{id}/media/files
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Royalti.io API
  description: "# Royalti API\r\n\r\nThis is the Royalti music royalty management platform API server.\r\n\r\n## Overview\r\n\r\nThe Royalti API provides comprehensive music royalty management services including:\r\n- Music publishing and writer management\r\n- Royalty processing and analytics\r\n- DDEX integration for music industry standards\r\n- File processing and pattern recognition\r\n- Payment processing and distribution\r\n\r\n## Authentication\r\n\r\nThe API uses JWT-based authentication with multiple protection levels:\r\n- Public endpoints for basic operations\r\n- Protected endpoints requiring valid JWT tokens\r\n- Admin endpoints for administrative functions\r\n\r\n## Features\r\n\r\n- Multi-dimensional royalty analytics\r\n- CWR (Collective Works Registration) support\r\n- DDEX integration for music metadata\r\n- Advanced file processing with pattern recognition\r\n- Real-time data processing with queue system"
  version: 2.6.0
  contact:
    name: Royalti.io Support
    email: support@royalti.io
    url: https://royalti.io
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://royalti.io/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.royalti.io
    description: Production server
  - url: https://api-dev.royalti.io
    description: Development server
  - url: http://localhost:8084
    description: Local development
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Accounting
    description: Accounting and financial transaction operations
  - name: DDEX
    description: DDEX operations (ERN/MEAD, messages, delivery, providers)
  - name: Label
    description: Label management operations
  - name: Internal Webhooks
    description: Internal system webhooks for royalty processing and downloads
  - name: Payment Webhooks
    description: Payment processor webhook endpoints
  - name: Billing Webhooks
    description: Stripe billing and subscription webhooks
  - name: Infrastructure Webhooks
    description: Cloudflare domain and SSL webhooks
  - name: Distribution Webhooks
    description: Digital distribution platform webhooks (FUGA)
paths:
  /releases/{id}/media/files:
    post:
      tags:
        - Release Media
      summary: Upload Media Files to Release
      description: >-
        ### POST /releases/{id}/media/files


        This endpoint allows uploading multiple media files to a release. Files
        are stored temporarily and transferred to permanent storage upon
        approval.

        Only releases in 'draft' or 'rejected' status can have media uploaded.
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Release ID
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                files:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: binary
                  description: Array of files to upload
              required:
                - files
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success - Files uploaded to release
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        cloudId:
                          type: string
                          example: >-
                            2_Royalti
                            Demo/releases/d9c09ab9-2816-4f48-9cca-725dc77c6600/release/CertificateOfCompletion_What
                            Is Generative AI.pdf
                        cloudUrl:
                          type: string
                          format: uri
                          example: >-
                            https://storage.googleapis.com/catalog_uploads_temp/2_Royalti%20Demo/releases/d9c09ab9-2816-4f48-9cca-725dc77c6600/release/CertificateOfCompletion_What%20Is%20Generative%20AI.pdf?GoogleAccessId=...
                        type:
                          type: string
                          example: document
                        name:
                          type: string
                          example: CertificateOfCompletion_What Is Generative AI.pdf
                        isLink:
                          type: boolean
                          example: false
                        releasePath:
                          type: string
                          example: >-
                            2_Royalti
                            Demo/releases/d9c09ab9-2816-4f48-9cca-725dc77c6600/release/CertificateOfCompletion_What
                            Is Generative AI.pdf
                        metadata:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            fileSize:
                              type: integer
                              example: 70790
                            mimeType:
                              type: string
                              example: application/pdf
                            uploadedAt:
                              type: string
                              format: date-time
                              example: '2025-07-23T18:23:45.398Z'
                            mediaType:
                              type: string
                              example: release
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: 1 files uploaded to release
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Invalid request parameters
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Unauthorized
    NotFound:
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Resource not found
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: error
              message:
                type: string
                example: Internal server error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        JWT Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. Format: "Bearer
        {token}"

````