Admin API

Overview

The administrative API is a rate-limited API that provides full control of all uploaded media assets, fetched social profile pictures, generated transformations and more.

On this page:

Protocol and authentication

The API is accessed using HTTPS to endpoints in the following format:

https://api.cloudinary.com/v1_1/:cloud_name/:action

For example, image listing of the 'demo' account:

https://api.cloudinary.com/v1_1/demo/resources/image

You can try the following cURL command after setting the correct cloud name, API key and API secret of your account:

curl 'https://API_KEY:API_SECRET@api.cloudinary.com/v1_1/CLOUD_NAME/resources/image'

Authentication is done using Basic Authentication over secure HTTP. Your Cloudinary API Key and API Secret are used for the authentication.

Request parameters are appended to the URL. The response is in a simple JSON snippet. Like any REST API, read-only requests are sent in HTTP GET while write requests are sent in PUT, POST and DELETE.

Pagination

Listing methods of the API return a limited set of results ordered by the creation time of the relevant entities. You can control the number of results returned in a single request by specifying the max_results parameter. The default is 10 for most listing. There is a maximum number of results you can request for a single API call (either 100 or 500 for the various methods).

Resource deletion methods also operate in chunks. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results or when a deletion request has more resources to delete than 1000, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing or deletion request. This way you can browse through the full lists of uploaded resources, transformations and tags of your Cloudinary account or delete the entire set that matches the deletion query.

Error handling

The API returns the status of requests using the HTTP status code:

200 - OK. Successful.
400 - Bad request.
401 - Authorization required.
403 - Not allowed.
404 - Not found
409 - Already exists
420 - Rate limited

The API wrapping of Cloudinary's client libraries report errors by raising applicative exception.

In addition, a JSON with an informative message is returned. For example:

{ "error": { "message": "Resource not found - strange_name" } }

Usage limits

You can use the Admin API quite extensively, but it is a rate limited API. When using the Free plan, Admin API requests are limited to 500 per hour (12,000 daily). Subscribe to one of the paid plans to increase this limit. If you require more flexible limits, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Tip: This limit refers only to Admin API requests, and not to requests that use the Upload API, which is not rate-limited. In some cases, you may be able to use certain methods of the Upload API to achieve your administration goals. For example, you can modify or remove tags for one or multiple resources using the tags method. You can modify many attributes of an individual resource using the explicit method, and you can return most details about a single (original) resource in response to any upload or explicit method call.

For each Admin API call, standard HTTP headers are returned with details on your current usage statistics, including your per-hour limit, remaining number of actions and the time the hourly count will be reset.

Here is how these headers might look like:

X-FeatureRateLimit-Limit: 500
X-FeatureRateLimit-Remaining: 499
X-FeatureRateLimit-Reset: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Framework integration

Our client libraries provide an easy to use wrapper for this URL-based API, utilizing your native programming language of choice. Request building and authentication are done automatically, and the JSON response is parsed and returned.

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Usage examples

URL:

GET /resources/image

Ruby:

require 'cloudinary'
result = Cloudinary::Api.resources

PHP:

require "cloudinary.php";
require "api.php";
$api = new \Cloudinary\Api();
$result = $api->resources();

Python:

import cloudinary.api
result = cloudinary.api.resources()

Node.js:

var cloudinary = require('cloudinary');
cloudinary.v2.api.resources(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

import com.cloudinary.*;
import com.cloudinary.utils.*;
Map config = ObjectUtils.asMap(
  "cloud_name", "my_cloud_name",
  "api_key", "my_api_key",
  "api_secret", "my_api_secret");
Cloudinary cloudinary = new Cloudinary(config);
Api api = cloudinary.api();
Map result = api.resources(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image

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API wrapper source code

Ruby:

https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary_gem/blob/master/lib/cloudinary/api.rb

PHP:

https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary_php/blob/master/src/Api.php

Python:

https://github.com/cloudinary/pycloudinary/blob/master/cloudinary/api.py

Node.js:

https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary_npm/blob/master/src/api.coffee

Java:

https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary_java/blob/master/cloudinary-core/src/main/java/com/cloudinary/Api.java

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Limit checking

Ruby:

$ result = Cloudinary::Api.resources
$ result.rate_limit_allowed
=> 500
$ result.rate_limit_remaining
=> 499
$ result.rate_limit_reset_at
=> 2012-10-03 10:00:00 +0200

PHP:

php > $result = $api->resources();
php > var_dump($result->rate_limit_allowed);
int(500)
php > var_dump($result->rate_limit_allowed);
int(500)
php > var_dump($result->rate_limit_remaining);
int(499)
php > var_dump($result->rate_limit_reset_at);
int(1349622000)

Python:

>>> result = cloudinary.api.resources()
>>> result.rate_limit_allowed
500
>>>result.rate_limit_remaining
499
>>>result.rate_limit_reset_at
(2012, 10, 7, 15, 0, 0, 0, 1, -1)

Node.js:

> cloudinary.v2.api.resources(
  function(error, result) {
    console.log(result.rate_limit_allowed,
                result.rate_limit_remaining,
                result.rate_limit_reset_at)
  });
> 500 499 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Java:

import com.cloudinary.Api.*;

ApiResponse result = api.resources(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());
System.out.println(result.apiRateLimit().getLimit());
=> 500
System.out.println(result.apiRateLimit().getRemaining());
=> 499
System.out.println(result.apiRateLimit().getReset());
=> 2012-10-03 10:00:00 +0200

Browse resources

Use the resources methods to: list all uploaded resources, list resources by tag, list resources in moderation queues, list tags or list the details of a single resource.

GET /resources/:resource_type(/:type)

List resources

Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
type - Optional (String, default: all). The storage type: upload, private, authenticated, facebook, twitter, gplus, instagram_name, gravatar, youtube, hulu, vimeo, animoto, worldstarhiphop or dailymotion. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
prefix - Optional. (String). Find all resources with a public ID that starts with the given prefix. The resources are sorted by public ID in the response.
public_ids - Optional. (String, comma-separated list of public IDs). List resources with the given public IDs (up to 100).
max_results - Optional. (Integer, default=10. maximum=500). Max number of resources to return.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
start_at - Optional. (Timestamp string). List resources that were created since the given timestamp. Supported if no prefix or public IDs were specified.
direction - Optional. (String/Integer, "asc" (or 1), "desc" (or -1), default: "desc" according to the created_at date). Control the order of returned resources. Note that if a prefix is specified, this parameter is ignored and the results are sorted by public ID.
tags - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include the list of tag names assigned each resource.
context - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include key-value pairs of context associated with each resource.
moderations - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include image moderation status of each listed resource.

Result sample:

{
  "resources": [
    {
      "public_id": "face_center",
      "format": "jpg",
      "version": 1333013579,
      "resource_type": "image",
      "type": "upload",
      "created_at": "2012-03-29T09:32:59Z",
      "bytes": 128891,
      "width": 283,
      "height": 424,
      "access_mode": "public",
      "url": "http://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1333013579/face_center.jpg",
      "secure_url": "https://.../image/upload/v1333013579/face_center.jpg"
    },
    {
      "public_id": "12208495",
      "format": "jpg",
      "resource_type": "image",
      "type": "facebook",
      "created_at": "2012-10-06T17:18:52Z",
      "bytes": 0,
      "url": "http://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/facebook/4.jpg",
      "secure_url": "https://.../image/facebook/4.jpg"
    },
  ]
}

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List all images

URL:

GET /resources/image

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources

PHP:

$api->resources();

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.resources(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image

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List uploaded images:

URL:

GET /resources/image/upload

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources(:type => :upload)

PHP:

$api->resources(array("type" => "upload"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources(type = "upload")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources({type: 'upload'}, function(error, result){});

Java:

api.resources(ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "upload"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload

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List all uploaded images with a given prefix

URL:

GET /resources/image/upload/?prefix=sample

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources(:type => :upload, :prefix => "sample")

PHP:

$api->resources(array("type" => "upload", "prefix" => "sample"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources(type = "upload", prefix = "sample")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources({type: 'upload', prefix: 'sample'}, function(error, result){console.log(result); });

Java:

api.resources(ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "upload", "prefix", "sample"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/?prefix=sample

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List Facebook images:

URL:

GET /resources/image/facebook

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources(:type => :facebook)

PHP:

$api->resources(array("type" => "facebook"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources(type = "facebook"))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources({type: 'facebook'}, function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resources(ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "facebook"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/facebook

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List raw uploaded files

URL:

GET /resources/raw

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources(:resource_type => :raw)

PHP:

$api->resources(array("resource_type" => "raw"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources(resource_type = "raw")

Node.js:

cloudinary.api.resources({resource_type: 'raw'}, function(error, result){console.log(result); });

Java:

api.resources(ObjectUtils.asMap("resource_type", "raw"));

Endpoint:

/resources/raw

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List all uploaded images with the given IDs

URL:

GET /resources/image/upload/?public_ids[]=user_photo_1&public_ids[]=user_photo_2

Ruby:

resources_by_ids
Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_ids(["user_photo_1", "user_photo_2"])

PHP:

$api->resources_by_ids(array("user_photo_1", "user_photo_2"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_ids(["user_photo_1", "user_photo_2"])

Node.js:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_ids(["user_photo_1", "user_photo_2"],
  function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resources_by_ids(Arrays.asList("user_photo_1", "user_photo_2"),
  ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/?public_ids[]=user_photo_1&public_ids[]=user_photo_2

GET /resources/:resource_type/tags/:tag

List resources by tag

Retrieve a list of resources with a specified tag. This method does not return deleted resources even if they have been backed up.

Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of files for which you want to retrieve tags. Possible values: image, raw, video. Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
max_results - Optional. (Integer, default=10. maximum=500). Max number of resources to return.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
direction - Optional. (String/Integer, "asc" (or 1), "desc" (or -1), default: "desc" by creation date). Control the order of returned resources.
tags - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include the list of tag names assigned each resource.
context - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include key-value pairs of context associated with each resource.
moderations - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include image moderation status of each listed resource.

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List images by tag

URL:

GET /resources/image/tags/mytag

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_tag('mytag')

PHP:

$api->resources_by_tag("mytag");

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_tag("mytag")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_tag("mytag", function(error, result){console.log(result); });

Java:

api.resourcesByTag("mytag", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/tags/mytag

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List raw files by tag

URL:

GET /resources/raw/tags/mytag

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_tag('mytag',
    :resource_type => :raw)

PHP:

$api->resources_by_tag("mytag",
    array("resource_type" => "raw"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_tag("mytag",
    resource_type = "raw")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_tag("mytag", {resource_type: 'raw'}
    function(error, result){console.log(result); });

Java:

api.resourcesByTag("mytag", ObjectUtils.asMap("resource_type", "raw"));

Endpoint:

/resources/raw/tags/mytag

GET /resources/:resource_type/context/

List resources by context

Retrieve a list of resources with a specified context key. This method does not return deleted resources even if they have been backed up.

Parameters:

key - Required. (String). Only resources with this context key are returned.
resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
value - Optional. (String). Only resources with this value for the context key are returned. If this parameter is not provided, all resources with the given context key are returned, regardless of the actual value of the key.
max_results - Optional. (Integer, default=10. maximum=500). Max number of resources to return.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
direction - Optional. (String/Integer, "asc" (or 1), "desc" (or -1), default: "desc" by creation date). Control the order of returned resources.
tags - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include the list of tag names assigned each resource.
context - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include all key-value pairs of context associated with each resource.
moderations - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include image moderation status of each listed resource.

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List images by context key

URL:

GET /resources/image/context/?key=mycontextkey

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_context('mycontextkey')

PHP:

$api->resources_by_context("mycontextkey");

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_context("mycontextkey")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_context("mycontextkey", function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resourcesByContext("mycontextkey", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/context/?key=mycontextkey

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List video files by context key=value

URL:

GET /resources/video/context/?key=mycontextkey&value=mycontextvalue

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_context('mycontextkey', 'mycontextvalue',
    :resource_type => :video)

PHP:

$api->resources_by_context("mycontextkey", "mycontextvalue"
    array("resource_type" => "video"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_context("mycontextkey", "mycontextvalue"
    resource_type = "video")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_context("mycontextkey", "mycontextvalue", {resource_type: 'video'}, 
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resourcesByContext("mycontextkey", "mycontextvalue", ObjectUtils.asMap("resource_type", "video"));

Endpoint:

/resources/video/context/?key=mycontextkey&value=mycontextvalue

GET /resources/:resource_type/moderations/:moderation_kind/:status

List resources in moderation queues

Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
moderation_kind - (String: "manual", "webpurify", "aws_rek", or "metascan"). Type of image moderation queue to list.
status - (String: "pending", "approved", "rejected"). Moderation status of resources.
max_results - Optional. (Integer, default=10. maximum=500). Max number of resources to return.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
direction - Optional. (String/Integer, "asc" (or 1), "desc" (or -1), default: "desc" by creation date). Control the order of returned resources.
tags - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include the list of tag names assigned each resource.
context - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include key-value pairs of context associated with each resource.
moderations - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include image moderation status of each listed resource.

Result sample:

{
 "resources":
  [{
    "public_id": "q7vcvrfjm9mj4bfp3qc8",
    "format": "jpg",
    "version": 1393794403,
    "resource_type": "image",
    "type": "upload",
    "created_at": "2014-03-02T21:06:43Z",
    "bytes": 120253,
    "width": 864,
    "height": 576,
    "backup": true,
    "url":
     "https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1393794403/q7vcvrfjm9mj4bfp3qc8.jpg",
    "secure_url":
     "https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1393794403/q7vcvrfjm9mj4bfp3qc8.jpg"
   },
   {
    "public_id": "zp4fgdbabhlwwa7bxu84",
    "format": "jpg",
    "version": 1393794399,
    "resource_type": "image",
    "type": "upload",
    "created_at": "2014-03-02T21:06:39Z",
    "bytes": 120253,
    "width": 864,
    "height": 576,
    "backup": true,
    "url":
     "https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1393794399/zp4fgdbabhlwwa7bxu84.jpg",
    "secure_url":
     "https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1393794399/zp4fgdbabhlwwa7bxu84.jpg"
   }
 ]
}

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List images pending manual moderation

URL:

GET /resources/image/moderations/manual/pending

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_moderation("manual", "pending")

PHP:

$api = new \Cloudinary\Api();
$api->resources_by_moderation("manual", "pending");

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_moderation("manual", "pending")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_moderation('manual', 'pending',
  function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

cloudinary.api().resourcesByModeration("manual", "pending",
  ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/moderations/manual/pending

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List images automatically approved by the WebPurify add-on

URL:

GET /resources/image/moderations/webpurify/approved

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resources_by_moderation("webpurify", "approved")

PHP:

$api = new \Cloudinary\Api();
$api->resources_by_moderation("webpurify", "approved");

Python:

cloudinary.api.resources_by_moderation("webpurify", "approved")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resources_by_moderation('webpurify', 'approved',
  function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

cloudinary.api().resourcesByModeration("webpurify", "approved",
  ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/moderations/webpurify/approved

GET /tags/:resource_type

List tags

Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file for which to retrieve the tags. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
prefix - Optional. Find all tags that start with the given prefix.
max_results - Optional. Max number of tags to return. Default=10. Maximum=500.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.

Result sample:

{
  "tags": [
    "arrow_animation",
    "logo"
  ]
}

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List tags of images

URL:

GET /tags/image

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.tags

PHP:

$api->tags();

Python:

cloudinary.api.tags()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.tags(function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.tags(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/tags/image

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List all tags with a given prefix

URL:

GET /tags/image/?prefix=myta

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.tags(:prefix => "myta")

PHP:

$api->tags(array("prefix" => "myta"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.tags(prefix = "myta")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.tags({prefix: 'myta'}, function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.tags(ObjectUtils.asMap("prefix", "myta"));

Endpoint:

/tags/image/?prefix=myta

GET /resources/:resource_type/:type/:public_id

Details of a single resource

Return details of the requested resource as well as all its derived resources. Note that if you only need details about the original resource, you can also use the upload or explicit methods, which are not rate limited.

Parameters:

public_id - Required. (String). The public ID of the resource.
resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
type - Optional (String, default: upload). The storage type: upload, private, authenticated, facebook, twitter, gplus, instagram_name, gravatar, youtube, hulu, vimeo, animoto, worldstarhiphop or dailymotion. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
colors - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include color information: predominant colors and histogram of 32 leading colors.
image_metadata - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include IPTC, XMP, and detailed Exif metadata. Supported for images, video, and audio.
- Returned metadata for images includes: `PixelsPerUnitX`, `PixelsPerUnitY`, `PixelUnits`, `Colorspace`, and `DPI`.
- Returned metadata for audio and video includes: `audio_codec`, `audio_bit_rate`, `audio_frequency`, `channels`, `channel_layout`.
- Additional metadata for video includes: `pix_format`, `codec`, `level`, `profile`, `video_bit_rate`, `dar`.
exif - Optional (Boolean, default: false). Deprecated. Use image_metadata instead.
faces - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include a list of coordinates of detected faces.
pages - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, report the number of pages in multi-page documents (e.g., PDF)
phash - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include the perceptual hash (pHash) of the uploaded photo for image similarity detection.
coordinates - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, include previously specified custom cropping coordinates and faces coordinates.
max_results - Optional. The number of derived images to return. Default=10. Maximum=100.
derived_next_cursor - Optional. If there are more derived images than max_results, the derived_next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the derived_next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
next_cursor - Optional. A pointer to the previous resource uploaded to your Cloudinary account (according to the resource's 'created_by' date). This can be useful for iterating through the resources uploaded to your account and is meant for use with the various other List Resources methods, where you can return results starting from the resource with this next_cursor value.

Result sample:

{
  "public_id": "sample",
  "format": "jpg",
  "version": 1312461204,
  "resource_type": "image",
  "type": "upload",
  "created_at": "2011-08-04T12:33:24Z",
  "bytes": 120253,
  "width": 864,
  "height": 576,
  "access_mode": "public",
  "url": "http://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1312461204/sample.jpg",
  "secure_url": "https://.../image/upload/v1312461204/sample.jpg",
  "next_cursor": "041a39fc10971b9eabd4993470f6bfaf",
  "derived": [
    {
      "transformation": "c_fill,w_100,h_100",
      "format": "jpg",
      "bytes": 7112,
      "id": "8267a869b62a93a59248f35d7f124c1f",
      "url": "https://.../demo/image/upload/c_fill,w_100,h_100/v1312461204/sample.jpg",
      "secure_url": "https://.../image/upload/c_fill,w_100,h_100/v1312461204/sample.jpg"
    },
    {
      "transformation": "w_230,h_168,c_fit",
      "format": "jpg",
      "bytes": 19173,
      "id": "383e22a57167445552a3cdc16f0a0c85",
      "url": "https://.../demo/image/upload/w_230,h_168,c_fit/v1312461204/sample.jpg",
      "secure_url": "https://.../image/upload/w_230,h_168,c_fit/v1312461204/sample.jpg"
    }
  ],

  "faces": [[98,74,61,83], [140,130,52,71]],

  "colors": [["#162E02",6.7], ["#385B0C",6.3], ["#F3285C",5.0], ["#B3CB6E",5.0], ["#688F1C",4.4], ["#324D07",4.4], ["#8EAA34",4.3], ["#4F6D0D",4.2], ["#789446",4.1], ["#DF1327",3.9], ["#A10B12",3.7], ["#273804",3.4], ["#0D1802",3.4], ["#D5E191",3.2], ["#646E20",3.1], ["#94AF4D",2.9], ["#FB54A9",2.8], ["#48570B",2.7], ["#ACC655",2.7], ["#FCA2D9",2.7], ["#63110A",2.6], ["#E9B327",2.2], ["#6D644D",2.1], ["#6D8D12",2.0], ["#8F9F27",1.9], ["#C3573E",1.8], ["#CFD76E",1.6], ["#A0B058",1.6], ["#FCD0E9",1.6], ["#728F2D",1.4], ["#F958A1",1.4], ["#D1B694",1.0]],

  "predominant": {
    "google": [
      [
        "yellow",
        52.9
      ],
      [
        "pink",
        13.5
      ],
      [
        "red",
        12.0
      ],
      [
        "black",
        10.1
      ],
      [
        "green",
        6.3
      ]
    ]
  },
}

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Uploaded image details

URL:

GET /resources/image/upload/sample

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resource('sample')

PHP:

$api->resource("sample");

Python:

cloudinary.api.resource("sample")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resource('sample',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.resource("sample", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/sample

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Faces, colors and Exif image details

URL:

GET /resources/image/upload/sample?faces=1&colors=1&exif=1

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resource('sample',
  :faces => true, :colors => true, :exif => true)

PHP:

$api->resource("sample",
  array("faces" => TRUE, "colors" => TRUE, "exif" => TRUE));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resource("sample",
  faces = True, colors = True, exif = True)

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resource('sample', {faces: true, colors: true, exif: true},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.resource("sample", ObjectUtils.asMap("faces", true,
    "colors", true, "exif", true));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/sample?faces=1&colors=1&exif=1

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Facebook picture details

URL:

GET /resources/image/facebook/4

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resource('4', :type => :facebook)

PHP:

$api->resource("4", array("type" => "facebook"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resource("4", type = "facebook")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resource('4', {type: 'facebook'},
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resource("4", ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "facebook"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/facebook/4

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Uploaded raw file details

URL:

GET /resources/raw/upload/rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.resource('rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt',
    :resource_type => :raw)

PHP:

$api->resource("rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt",
    array("resource_type" => "raw"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.resource("rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt",
    resource_type = "raw")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.resource('rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt', {resource_type: 'raw'},
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.resource("rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("resource_type", "raw"));

Endpoint:

/resources/raw/upload/rwkaliebnufp3bxyrvyo.txt

Search resources

The search method allows you fine control on filtering and retrieving information on all the assets in your account with the help of query expressions in a Lucene-like query language. For detailed information on the search method and building expressions, see the Search API documentation.

GET /resources/search

Search resources

Parameters:

expression - Optional (String). The (Lucene-like) string expression specifying the search query. If this parameter is not provided then all resources are listed (up to max_results). For details, see the expressions section in the Search API documentation.
sort_by - Optional (String). An array of key value pairs where the key is the field to sort by and the value is the direction. Valid sort directions are asc or desc (the default value). If this parameter is not provided then the results are sorted by relevance (results with higher relevance are listed first). You can specify more than one sort_by parameter; results will be sorted according to the order of the fields provided.
max_results - Optional. (Integer, default=50. maximum=500). Max number of resources to return.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.
with_field - Optional. (String). The name of an additional asset attribute to include for each asset in the response. Possible value: context, tags, or for Tier 2 also image_metadata, and image_analysis.
aggregate - Optional. (String, Tier 2 only). The names of fields (attributes) for which aggregation counts should be calculated and returned in the response. Supported parameters: resource_type, type, pixels (only the image assets in the response are aggregated), duration (only the video assets in the response are aggregated), format, and bytes. For aggregation fields without discrete values, the results are divided into categories. For example:
* bytes are divided into small (<500 kb), medium (500 - 5mb), large (5mb - 100 mb), and huge (>100 mb).
* Video duration is divided into short (< 3 minutes), medium (3-12 min), and long (> 12 min).

Result sample:

{
  "total_count": 32,
  "time": 30,
  "aggregations": {
    "format": {
      "png": 4,
      "jpg": 21,
      "mp4": 3,
      "doc": 4
    }
  },
  "next_cursor": "b16b8bd80426df43a107f26b0348",
  "resources": [
  {
    "public_id": "sample",
    "folder": "",
    "filename": "sample",
    "format": "png",
    "version": 1492606756,
    "resource_type": "image",
    "type": "upload",
    "created_at": "2017-04-03T09:56:49+00:00",
    "uploaded_at": "2017-04-19T12:59:16+00:00",
    "bytes": 3381,
    "backup_bytes": 16905,
    "width": 241,
    "height": 51,
    "aspect_ratio": 4.7254901960784315,
    "pixels": 12291,
    "context": {},
    "image_analysis": { 
      "face_count": 0,
      "faces": [],
      "grayscale": true,
      "illustration_score": 1,
      "transparent": false,
      "colors": {
        "gray": 96.7
      }
    },
    "url": "http://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1492606756/sample.png",
    "secure_url": "https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/upload/v1492606756/sample.png",
    "status": "active",
    "access_mode": "public"
  },
  {
    "public_id": "dog",
     …
     …
  }
  …
}

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Search all images

URL:

POST /resources/search?expression=resource_type:image

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Search.expression("resource_type:image").execute

PHP:

new \Cloudinary\Search()->expression("resource_type:image")->execute();

Python:

cloudinary.Search().expression("resource_type:image").execute()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.search.expression("resource_type:image").execute(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

cloudinary.search().expression("resource_type:image").execute();

Endpoint:

/resources/search?expression=resource_type:image

Update resources

Update one or more of the attributes associated with a specified resource. Note that you can also update many attributes of an existing resource using the explicit method, which is not rate limited.

POST /resources/:resource_type/:type/:public_id

Update details of an existing resource

Parameters:

public_id - Required. (String). The public ID of the resource to update.
resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
type - Optional (String, default: upload). The storage type: upload, private, authenticated, facebook, twitter, gplus, instagram_name, gravatar, youtube, hulu, vimeo, animoto, worldstarhiphop or dailymotion. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
tags - (Optional). A comma-separated list of tag names to assign to the uploaded image for later group reference.
context - (Optional). A pipe separated list of key-value pairs of general textual context metadata to attach to an uploaded resource. The context values of uploaded files are available for fetching using the Admin API. For example: "alt=My image|caption=Profile Photo".
face_coordinates - (Optional). List of coordinates of faces contained in an uploaded image. The given coordinates are used for cropping uploaded images using the face or faces gravity mode. The specified coordinates override the automatically detected faces. Each face is specified by the X & Y coordinates of the top left corner and the width & height of the face. The coordinates are comma separated while faces are concatenated with '|'. For example: "10,20,150,130|213,345,82,61".
custom_coordinates - (Optional). Coordinates of an interesting region contained in an uploaded image. The given coordinates are used for cropping uploaded images using the custom gravity mode. The region is specified by the X & Y coordinates of the top left corner and the width & height of the region. For example: "85,120,220,310".
moderation_status - (Optional. String: "approved", "rejected"). Manually set image moderation status or override previously automatically moderated images by approving or rejecting.
auto_tagging (0.0 to 1.0 Decimal number) - (Optional). Whether to assign tags to an image according to detected scene categories with confidence score higher than the given value.
detection - (Optional). Set to 'adv_face' to automatically extract advanced face attributes of photos using the Advanced Facial Attributes Detection add-on.
ocr - (Optional). Set to 'adv_ocr' to extract all text elements in an image as well as the bounding box coordinates of each detected element using the OCR Text Detection and Extraction Add-on add-on.
raw_convert - (Optional). Asynchronously generates a related file based on the uploaded file.

- Set to aspose to automatically create a PDF or other image format from a `raw` Office document using the Aspose Document Conversion add-on.
- Set to google_speech to instruct the Google AI Video Transcription add-on to generate an automatic transcript `raw` file from an uploaded video.
- Set to extract_text to extract all the text from a PDF file and store it in a `raw` file. The public ID of the generated raw file will be in the format: [pdf_public_id].extract_text.json.

Converting raw files

categorization - (Optional). Set to 'imagga_tagging' to automatically detect scene categories of photos using the Imagga Auto Tagging add-on.
background_removal - (Optional). Set to 'remove_the_background' (or 'pixelz' - the new name of the company) to automatically clear the background of an uploaded photo using the Remove-The-Background Editing add-on.
access_control - (Optional). An array of 'access_types' for the resource. The resource is accessible as long as one of the access types is valid. Possible values for each access type:

- 'token' requires either Token-based authentication or Cookie-based authentication for accessing the resource.

access_type: 'token'

- 'anonymous' allows public access to the resource. The anonymous access type should also include `start` and `end` dates (in ISO 8601 format) defining when the resource is publically available.

access_type: 'anonymous', start: '2017-12-15T12:00Z', end: '2018-01-20T12:00Z'

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Update tags and moderation status of an uploaded image

URL:

POST /resources/image/upload/image1

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update("image1",
  :tags => "important",
  :moderation_status => "approved")

PHP:

$api = new \Cloudinary\Api();
$api->update("image1",
  array("tags" => "important", "moderation_status" => "approved"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update("image1",
  tags = "important",
  moderation_status = "approved")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update("image1", {tags: "important", moderation_status: "approved"},
  function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

cloudinary.api().update("image1",
  ObjectUtils.asMap("tags", "important",
    "moderation_status", "approved"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/image1

Delete resources

Use the delete methods to: delete all or selected resources, delete resources by tag, or delete derived resources.

DELETE /resources/:resource_type/:type

Delete all or selected resources

This method deletes resources of a specific resource type and type (default = image, upload) according to the defined conditions:

Parameters:

One of the following:

public_ids - Delete all resources with the given public IDs (array of up to 100 public_ids).
prefix - Delete all resources, including derived resources, where the public ID starts with the given prefix (up to a maximum of 1000 original resources).
all - Optional (Boolean, default: false). Delete all resources (of the relevant resource type and type), including derived resources (up to a maximum of 1000 original resources).

Optional Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file to delete. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
type - Optional (String, default: upload). The storage type: upload, private, authenticated, facebook, twitter, gplus, instagram_name, gravatar, youtube, hulu, vimeo, animoto, worldstarhiphop or dailymotion. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
keep_original - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, delete only the derived resources.
invalidate - Optional (Boolean, default: false). Whether to also invalidate the copies of the resource on the CDN. It usually takes a few minutes (although it might take up to an hour) for the invalidation to fully propagate through the CDN. There are also a number of other important considerations to keep in mind when invalidating files. Note that by default this parameter is not enabled: if you need this parameter enabled, please open a support request.
next_cursor - Optional. When a deletion request has more than 1000 resources to delete, the response includes the partial boolean parameter set to true, as well as a next_cursor value. You can then specify this returned next_cursor value as the next_cursor parameter of the following deletion request.
transformations - Optional. Only the derived resources matching this hash of transformation parameters will be deleted.

Result sample:

{
  "deleted": {
    "image1": "deleted",
    "image2": "deleted"
  },
  "partial": false
}

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Delete uploaded images by public IDs

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/upload?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_resources(['image1', 'image2'])

PHP:

$api->delete_resources(array("image1", "image2"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_resources(["image1", "image2"])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_resources(['image1', 'image2'],
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteResources(Arrays.asList("image1", "image2"),
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

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Delete Facebook pictures by public IDs

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/facebook?public_ids=4

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_resources(['4'], :type => :facebook)

PHP:

$api->delete_resources(array("4"), array("type" => "facebook"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_resources(["4"], type = "facebook")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_resources(['4'], {type: 'facebook'},
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteResources(Arrays.asList("4"),
    ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "facebook"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/facebook?public_ids=4

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Delete uploaded images by prefix

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/upload?prefix=sunday

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_resources_by_prefix('sunday')

PHP:

$api->delete_resources_by_prefix("sunday");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_resources_by_prefix("sunday")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_resources_by_prefix('sunday', function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteResourcesByPrefix("sunday", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload?prefix=sunday

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Delete derived images only

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/upload?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2&keep_original=1

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_resources(['image1', 'image2'],
  :keep_original => true)

PHP:

$api->delete_resources(array("image1", "image2"),
  array("keep_original" => TRUE));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_resources(["image1", "image2"],
  keep_original = True)

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_resources(['image1', 'image2'], {keep_original: true},
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteResources(Arrays.asList("image1", "image2"),
    ObjectUtils.asMap("keep_original", true));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2&keep_original=1

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Delete all Facebook pictures

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/facebook?all=true

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_all_resources(:type => :facebook)

PHP:

$api->delete_all_resources(array("type" => "facebook"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_all_resources(type = "facebook")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_all_resources({type: 'facebook'}, function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteAllResources(ObjectUtils.asMap("type", "facebook"));

Endpoint:

/resources/image/facebook?all=true

DELETE /resources/:resource_type/tags/:tag

Delete resources by tags

Parameters:

tag - Delete all resources (and their derivatives) with the given tag name (up to a maximum of 1000 original resources).
resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
keep_original - Optional (Boolean, default: false). If true, delete only the derived images of the matching resources.
invalidate - Optional (Boolean, default: false). Whether to also invalidate the copies of the resource on the CDN. It usually takes a few minutes (although it might take up to an hour) for the invalidation to fully propagate through the CDN. There are also a number of other important considerations to keep in mind when invalidating files. Note that by default this parameter is not enabled: if you need this parameter enabled, please open a support request.
transformations - Optional. Only the derived resources matching this array of transformation parameters will be deleted.
next_cursor - Optional. When a deletion request has more than 1000 resources to delete, the response includes the partial boolean parameter set to true, as well as a next_cursor value. You can then specify this returned next_cursor value as the next_cursor parameter of the following deletion request.

Result sample:

{
  "deleted": {
    "image1": "deleted",
    "image2": "deleted"
  },
  "partial": false
}

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Delete images by tag name

URL:

DELETE /resources/image/tags/mytag

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_resources_by_tag('mytag')

PHP:

$api->delete_resources_by_tag("mytag");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_resources_by_tag("mytag")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_resources_by_tag('mytag',
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteResourcesByTag("mytag", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/tags/mytag

DELETE /derived_resources

Delete derived resources

Parameters:

derived_resource_ids - Delete all derived resources with the given IDs (an array of up to 100 derived_resource_ids). The derived resource IDs are returned when calling the Details of a single resource method.

Result sample:

{
  "deleted": {
    "cb4eaaf650": "deleted",
    "a7b2a2756a": "deleted"
  }
}

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Delete transformed images by IDs

URL:

DELETE /derived_resources?derived_resource_ids[]=cb4eaaf650&derived_resource_ids[]=a7b2a2756a

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_derived_resources(['cb4eaaf6503',
    'a7b2a2756ab'])

PHP:

$api->delete_derived_resources(array("cb4eaaf6503", "a7b2a2756ab"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_derived_resources(["cb4eaaf6503", "a7b2a2756ab"])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_derived_resources(['cb4eaaf6503', 'a7b2a2756ab'],
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.deleteDerivedResources(Arrays.asList("cb4eaaf6503", "a7b2a2756ab"),
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/derived_resources?derived_resource_ids[]=cb4eaaf650&derived_resource_ids[]=a7b2a2756a

Manage transformations

Use the transformations methods to: retrieve a list of all transformations, retrieve the details of a single transformation, delete a transformation, update a transformation or create named transformation.

See the Image transformations and video transformations documentation for more information.

GET /transformations

List transformations

Parameters:

max_results - Optional. Max number of transformations to return. Default=10. Maximum=500.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.

Result sample:

{
  "transformations": [
    {
      "name": "t_Aspen_LUT",
      "allowed_for_strict": true,
      "used": false,
      "named": true
    },
    {
      "name": "w_110,h_100,c_fill",
      "allowed_for_strict": false,
      "used": false,
      "named": false
    },
    {
      "name": "c_thumb,g_face,h_100,w_80",
      "allowed_for_strict": false,
      "used": true,
      "named": false
    },
    {
      "name": "c_fill,h_75,w_75/jpg",
      "allowed_for_strict": false,
      "used": true,
      "named": false
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": "8edbc61040178db60b0973ca9494bf3a"
}

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List all image transformations

URL:

GET /transformations

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.transformations

PHP:

$api->transformations();

Python:

cloudinary.api.transformations()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.transformations(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.transformations(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations

GET /transformations/:transformation

Details of a single transformation

Parameters:

max_results - Optional. Max number of derived resources to return. Default=10. Maximum=100.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.

Result sample:

{
  "name": "w_150,h_100,c_fill",
  "allowed_for_strict": false,
  "used": true,
  "named": false,
  "info": [
    {
      "width": 150,
      "height": 100,
      "crop": "fill"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "public_id": "sample",
      "resource_type": "image",
      "type": "upload",
      "format": "jpg",
      "url":
        "https://.../demo/image/upload/w_150,h_100,c_fill/v1341141057/sample.jpg",
      "secure_url":
        "https://.../demo/image/upload/w_150,h_100,c_fill/v1341141057/sample.jpg",
      "bytes": 10202,
      "id": "2adf1841874c7b2326d1f90cbedbc914"
    }
  ]
}

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Transformation details by name

URL:

GET /transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill')

PHP:

$api->transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill");

Python:

cloudinary.api.transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill

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Transformation details by parameters

URL:

GET /transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.transformation(:width => 150, :height => 100,
    :crop => :fill)

PHP:

$api->transformation(array("width" => 150, "height" => 100,
    "crop" => "fill"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.transformation(dict(width = 150, height = 100, crop = "fill"))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.transformation({width: 150, height: 100, crop: 'fill'},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.transformation(new Transformation().width(150).height(100).
    crop("fill").generate(), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150

DELETE /transformations/:transformation

Delete transformation

Note : Deleting a transformation also deletes all the derived images based on this transformation (up to 1000). The method returns an error if there are more than 1000 derived images based on this transformation.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "deleted"
}

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Delete transformation name

URL:

DELETE /transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill')

PHP:

$api->delete_transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.deleteTransformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill

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Delete transformation by parameters

URL:

DELETE /transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_transformation(:width => 150, :height => 100,
    :crop => :fill)

PHP:

$api->delete_transformation(array("width" => 150, "height" => 100,
    "crop" => "fill"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_transformation(dict(width = 150, height = 100,
    crop = "fill"))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_transformation(
    {width: 150, height: 100, crop: 'fill'},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.deleteTransformation(new Transformation().width(150).height(100).
    crop("fill").generate(), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150

PUT /transformations/:transformation

Update transformation

Parameters:

allowed_for_strict - Boolean. Whether this transformation is allowed when Strict Transformations are enabled.
unsafe_update - Optional. Allows updating an existing named transformation without updating all associated derived images (the new settings of the named transformation only take effect from now on).

Result sample:

{
 "message": "updated"
}

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Allow transformation by name

URL:

PUT /transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill?allowed_for_strict=true

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill',
    :allowed_for_strict => true)

PHP:

$api->update_transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    array("allowed_for_strict" => 1));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_transformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    allowed_for_strict = True)

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_transformation('w_150,h_100,c_fill',
    { allowed_for_strict: true },
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.updateTransformation("w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("allowed_for_strict", true), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/w_150,h_100,c_fill?allowed_for_strict=true

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Disallow transformation by parameters

URL:

PUT /transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150?allowed_for_strict=false

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_transformation({:width => 150, :height => 100,
    :crop => :fill},
    {:allowed_for_strict => false})

PHP:

$api->update_transformation(
    array("width" => 150, "height" => 100,"crop" => "fill")
    array("allowed_for_strict" => 0));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_transformation(dict(width = 150, height = 100,
    crop = "fill"), dict( allowed_for_strict = False))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_transformation(
    { width: 150, height: 100, crop: 'fill' },
    { allowed_for_strict: false },
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.updateTransformation(new Transformation().width(150).height(100).
    crop("fill").generate(), ObjectUtils.asMap("allowed_for_strict", false),
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/c_fill,h_100,w_150?allowed_for_strict=false

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Update a named transformation

URL:

PUT /transformations/my_named?unsafe_update=c_scale,w_103

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_transformation('my_named',
     :unsafe_update => { :crop => :scale, :width =>103 })

PHP:

$api->update_transformation("my_named",
    array("crop" => "scale", "width" => 103));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_transformation("my_named",
    dict(crop = "scale", width = 103))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_transformation("my_named",
    {crop: 'scale', width: 103},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.updateTransformation("my_named",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("unsafe_update",
    new Transformation().crop("scale").width(103).generate()),
        ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/my_named?unsafe_update=c_scale,w_103

POST /transformations/:name

Create named transformation

Parameters:

transformation - String representation of transformation parameters.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "created"
}

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Create named transformation by string

URL:

POST /transformations/small_fill?transformation=w_150,h_100,c_fill

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.create_transformation('small_fill',
    'w_150,h_100,c_fill')

PHP:

$api->create_transformation("small_fill", "w_150,h_100,c_fill");

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_transformation("small_fill",
    "w_150,h_100,c_fill")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.create_transformation('small_fill',
    'w_150,h_100,c_fill',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.createTransformation("small_fill", "w_150,h_100,c_fill",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/small_fill?transformation=w_150,h_100,c_fill

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Create named transformation by parameters

URL:

POST /transformations/small_fill2?transformation=c_fill,h_100,w_150

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.create_transformation('small_fill2',
    {:width => 150, :height => 100, :crop => :fill})

PHP:

$api->create_transformation("small_fill2",
    array("width" => 150, "height" => 100,
    "crop" => "fill"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_transformation("small_fill2",
    dict(width = 150, height = 100, crop = "fill"))

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.create_transformation('small_fill2',
    { width: 150, height: 100, crop: 'fill' },
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.createTransformation("small_fill2",
    new Transformation().width(150).height(100).crop("fill").generate(),
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/transformations/small_fill2?transformation=c_fill,h_100,w_150

Restore resources

Restore one or more resources from backup.

POST /resources/:resource_type/:type/restore

Restore a deleted resource

Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
type - Optional (String, default: upload). The storage type: upload, private, or authenticated. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API).
public_ids - The public IDs of (deleted or existing) backed up resources to restore. Reverts to the latest backed up version of the resource.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "restored"
}

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Restore deleted resources by public_ids

URL:

POST /resources/image/upload/restore?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.restore(["image1", "image2"])

PHP:

$api->restore(array("image1", "image2");

Python:

cloudinary.api.restore(["image1", "image2"])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.restore(["image1", "image2"],
  function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

cloudinary.api().restore(Arrays.asList("image1", "image2"),
  ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/restore?public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

Manage upload mappings

The Upload Mappings feature is used for dynamic image fetching from existing online locations. Use the upload_mappings methods to: retrieve a list of all upload mappings, retrieve the details of a single upload mapping, delete an upload mapping, update an upload mapping or create a new upload mapping.

See the Auto upload remote images documentation for more information.

GET /upload_mappings

List upload mappings

List all upload mappings by folder and its mapped template (URL).

Parameters:

max_results - Optional. Max number of upload mappings to return. Default=10. Maximum=500.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.

Result sample:

{
  "mappings": [
    {
      "folder": "wiki", 
      "template": "https://u.wiki.example.com/wiki-images/"
    },
    {
      "folder": "exam", 
      "template": "http://images.example.com/product_assets/images/"
    }, 
  ]
}

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List all upload mappings

URL:

GET /upload_mappings

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.upload_mappings

PHP:

$api->upload_mappings();

Python:

cloudinary.api.upload_mappings()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.upload_mappings(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.uploadMappings(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_mappings

GET /upload_mappings/:folder

Details of a single upload mapping

Retrieve the mapped template (URL) of a given upload mapping folder.

Result sample:

{
  "folder": "wiki", 
  "template": "https://u.wiki.example.com/wiki-images/"
}

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Upload mapping details by folder

URL:

GET /upload_mappings/wiki

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.upload_mapping('wiki')

PHP:

$api->upload_mapping("wiki");

Python:

cloudinary.api.upload_mapping("wiki")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.upload_mapping('wiki',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.uploadMapping("wiki",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_mappings/wiki

POST /upload_mappings

Create an upload mapping

Create a new upload mapping folder and its template (URL).

Parameters:

folder - The name of the folder to map.
template - The URL to be mapped to the folder.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "created"
}

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Create upload mapping by folder

URL:

POST /upload_mappings?folder=my_map&template=http://www.example.com/images/

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.create_upload_mapping("my_map",
    :template => "http://www.example.com/images/")

PHP:

$api->create_upload_mapping("my_map",
    array("template" => "http://www.example.com/images/"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_upload_mapping("my_map",
    template = "http://www.example.com/images/")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.create_upload_mapping('my_map',
    { template: "http://www.example.com/images/" },
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.createUploadMapping("my_map",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("template", "http://www.example.com/images/"), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_mappings?folder=my_map&template=http://www.example.com/images/

DELETE /upload_mappings/:folder

Delete an upload mapping

Delete an upload mapping by folder name.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "deleted"
}

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Delete an upload mapping by folder

URL:

DELETE /upload_mappings/wiki

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_upload_mapping('wiki')

PHP:

$api->delete_upload_mapping("wiki");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_upload_mapping("wiki")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_upload_mapping('wiki',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.deleteUploadMapping("wiki",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_mappings/wiki

PUT /upload_mappings

Update an upload mapping

Update an existing upload mapping folder with a new template (URL).

Parameters:

folder - The name of the mapped folder.
template - The new URL to be mapped to the folder.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "updated"
}

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Update an upload mapping

URL:

PUT /upload_mappings?folder=wiki&template=https://u.wiki.com/images/

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_upload_mapping("wiki",
    :template => "https://u.wiki.com/images/")

PHP:

$api->update_upload_mapping("wiki",
    array("template" => "https://u.wiki.com/images/"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_upload_mapping("wiki",
    template = "https://u.wiki.com/images/")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_upload_mapping('wiki',
    { template: "https://u.wiki.com/images/" },
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.updateUploadMapping("wiki",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("template", "https://u.wiki.com/images/"), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_mappings?folder=wiki&template=https://u.wiki.com/images/

Update access mode

Use the update access mode methods to: update the access_mode of resources by public_id(s), by tag, or by prefix.

POST /resources/:resource_type/upload/update_access_mode

Update access mode for selected resources

This method updates the access_mode of resources of a specific resource type (default = image) according to the defined conditions. When access_mode = 'authenticated', uploaded resources of type 'upload' behave as if they are of type 'authenticated'. The resource can later be made public by changing its access_mode to 'public', without having to update any image delivery URLs. In the case where public images are reverted to authenticated by changing their access_mode to 'authenticated', all the existing original and derived versions of the images are also invalidated on the CDN.

Note: You can use the update access mode methods only for assets that were assigned an access_mode when they were uploaded. For details, see the Upload method and Access mode.

Parameters:

Required Parameters:

access_mode - The new access mode to be set ("public" or "authenticated").

One of the following:

public_ids - Update all resources with the given public IDs (array of up to 100 public_ids).
prefix - Update all resources where the public ID starts with the given prefix (up to a maximum of 100 matching original resources).
tag - Update all resources with the given tag (up to a maximum of 100 matching original resources).

Optional Parameters:

resource_type - Optional (String, default: image). The type of file. Possible values: image, raw, video. Relevant as a parameter only when using the SDKs (the resource type is included in the endpoint URL for direct calls to the HTTP API). Note: Use the video resource type for all video resources as well as for audio files, such as .mp3.
next_cursor - Optional. When an update request has more than 100 resources to update, the response includes a next_cursor value. You can then specify this returned next_cursor value as the next_cursor parameter of the following update request.

Result sample:

{
  "updated": {
    "image1": "updated",
    "image2": "updated"
  },
  "failed": {
  },
}

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Update access mode of uploaded images by public IDs

URL:

POST /resources/image/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_resources_access_mode_by_ids('public', ['image1', 'image2'])

PHP:

$api->update_resources_access_mode_by_ids("public", array("image1", "image2"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_ids("public", ["image1", "image2"])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_ids("public", ['image1', 'image2'],
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.updateResourcesAccessModeByIds("public", Arrays.asList("image1", "another-image2"), null);

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&public_ids[]=image1&public_ids[]=image2

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Update access mode of uploaded videos by prefix

URL:

POST /resources/video/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&prefix=to-publish

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_resources_access_mode_by_prefix('public', "to-publish", 
    :resource_type => :video)

PHP:

$api->update_resources_access_mode_by_prefix("public", "to-publish", 
    array("resource_type" => "video"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_prefix("public", "to-publish", 
    resource_type = "video")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_prefix("public", "to-publish",
    {resource_type: 'video'}, function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.updateResourcesAccessModeByPrefix("public", "to-publish", 
    ObjectUtils.asMap("resource_type", "video"));

Endpoint:

/resources/video/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&prefix=to-publish

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Update access mode of uploaded images by tag

URL:

POST /resources/image/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&tag=20170216

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_resources_access_mode_by_tag('public', '20170216')

PHP:

$api->update_resources_access_mode_by_tag("public", "20170216");

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_tag("public", "20170216")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_resources_access_mode_by_tag('public', "20170216", 
    function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.updateResourcesAccessModeByTag("public", "20170216", null);

Endpoint:

/resources/image/upload/update_access_mode?access_mode=public&tag=20170216

Manage upload presets

The Upload Presets feature is used for centrally defining image upload options instead of specifying them in each upload call. Use the upload_presets methods to: retrieve a list of all upload presets, retrieve the details of a single upload preset, delete an upload preset, update an upload preset or create a new upload preset.

See the upload preset documentation for more information.

GET /upload_presets

List upload presets

Parameters:

max_results - Optional. Max number of upload presets to return. Default=10. Maximum=500.
next_cursor - Optional. When a listing request has more results to return than max_results, the next_cursor value is returned as part of the response. You can then specify this value as the next_cursor parameter of the following listing request.

Result sample:

{
  "presets": [
    {
      "name": "pd1e4lst",
      "unsigned": true,
      "settings": 
        {
          "transformation": "c_crop,g_custom/ar_1,c_pad,w_1.0"
        }
    }, 
    {
      "name": "remote_media",
      "unsigned": false,
      "settings": 
        {
          "tags": "test"
          "allowed_formats": "jpg,png",
          "eager": "c_fill,g_face,h_150,w_200"
        }
    }, 
  ]
}

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List all upload presets

URL:

GET /upload_presets

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.upload_presets

PHP:

$api->upload_presets();

Python:

cloudinary.api.upload_presets()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.upload_presets(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.uploadPresets(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_presets

GET /upload_presets/:name

Details of a single upload preset

Retrieves the details of an upload preset.

Result sample:

{
  "name": "remote_media",
  "unsigned": false,
  "settings": 
    {
      "tags": "test"
      "allowed_formats": "jpg,png",
      "eager": "c_fill,g_face,h_150,w_200"
    }
}

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Upload preset details by name

URL:

GET /upload_presets/remote_media

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.upload_presets('remote_media')

PHP:

$api->upload_presets("remote_media");

Python:

cloudinary.api.upload_presets("remote_media")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.upload_presets('remote_media',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.uploadPresets("remote_media",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_presets/remote_media

POST /upload_presets

Create an upload preset

Create a new upload preset.

Parameters:

name - String. The name to assign to the new upload preset. If not specified, a random name is generated. If the name is of a predefined profile, the profile will be modified.
unsigned - Boolean. Whether this upload preset allows unsigned uploading to Cloudinary.
disallow_public_id - Boolean. Whether this upload preset disables assigning a public_id in the upload call.
{Upload parameters} - Any upload parameters to apply to assets uploaded with this preset.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "created"
}

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Create an upload preset

URL:

POST /upload_presets?name=my_preset&unsigned=true&tags=remote&allowed_formats=jpg,png

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.create_upload_preset("my_preset",
    :unsigned => true, :tags => "remote", :allowed_formats => "jpg,png")

PHP:

$api->create_upload_preset(array("name" => "my_preset", 
    "unsigned" => true, "tags" => "remote", "allowed_formats" => "jpg,png"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_upload_preset(name = "my_preset",
    unsigned = true, tags = "remote", allowed_formats = "jpg,png")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.create_upload_preset({name: "my_preset", unsigned: true, tags: "remote", allowed_formats: "jpg,png"},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.createUploadPreset("my_preset",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("unsigned", true, "tags" => "remote", "allowed_formats" => "jpg,png"), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_presets?name=my_preset&unsigned=true&tags=remote&allowed_formats=jpg,png

DELETE /upload_presets/:name

Delete an upload preset

Delete an existing upload preset.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "deleted"
}

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Delete an upload preset by name

URL:

DELETE /upload_presets/remote_media

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_upload_preset('remote_media')

PHP:

$api->delete_upload_preset("remote_media");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_upload_preset("remote_media")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_upload_preset('remote_media',
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.deleteUploadPreset("remote_media",
    ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_presets/remote_media

PUT /upload_presets/:name

Update an upload preset

Update an existing upload preset.

Parameters:

unsigned - Boolean. Whether this upload preset allows unsigned uploading to Cloudinary.
disallow_public_id - Boolean. Whether this upload preset disables assigning a public_id in the image upload call.
{Upload parameters} - Any upload actions to apply to assets uploaded with this preset.

Result sample:

{
 "message": "updated"
}

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Update an upload preset

URL:

PUT /upload_presets/wiki?unsigned=true&tags=remote&allowed_formats=jpg,png

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_upload_preset("wiki",
    :unsigned => true, :tags => "remote", :allowed_formats => "jpg,png")

PHP:

$api->update_upload_preset("wiki",
    array("unsigned" => true, "tags" => "remote", "allowed_formats" => "jpg,png"));

Python:

cloudinary.api.update_upload_preset("wiki",
    unsigned = true, tags = "remote", allowed_formats = "jpg,png")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_upload_preset('wiki',
    {unsigned: true, tags: "remote", allowed_formats: "jpg,png"},
    function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.updateUploadPreset("wiki",
    ObjectUtils.asMap("unsigned", true, "tags" => "remote", "allowed_formats" => "jpg,png"), ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/upload_presets/wiki?unsigned=true&tags=remote&allowed_formats=jpg,png

Manage folders

Use the folders methods to retrieve a list of all root folders or the subfolders of a specified root folder.

GET /folders

List root folders

Lists all the root folders.

Result sample:

 {
    "folders": [
      {
        "name": "cloud",
        "path": "cloud"
      }, 
      {
        "name": "brooks",
        "path": "brooks"
      }   
    ]
 }

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List all root folders

URL:

GET /folders

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.root_folders

PHP:

$api->root_folders();

Python:

cloudinary.api.root_folders()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.root_folders(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.rootFolders(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/folders

GET /folders/:root_folder

List subfolders

Lists the name and path of all the subfolders of a given root folder.

Result sample:

 {
    "folders": [
      {
        "name": "blue",
        "path": "cloud/blue"
      }, 
      {
        "name": "white",
        "path": "cloud/white"
      }   
    ]
 }

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List all subfolders of a given root folder

URL:

GET /folders/cloud

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.subfolders("cloud")

PHP:

$api->subfolders("cloud");

Python:

cloudinary.api.subfolders("cloud")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.sub_folders("cloud", function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.subfolders("cloud", ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/folders/cloud

Manage adaptive streaming profiles

Use the streaming_profiles methods to list, get details of, create, modify, or delete built-in and custom adaptive streaming profiles, which can be used to deliver your video using HLS and MPEG-DASH adaptive bitrate streaming.

GET /streaming_profiles

List streaming profiles

List streaming profiles, including built-in and custom profiles.

Result sample:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "4k",
      "display_name": "4K (2160p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "full_hd",
      "display_name": "Full HD (1080p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "hd",
      "display_name": "HD (720p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "sd",
      "display_name": "SD (480p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "full_hd_wifi",
      "display_name": "Full HD WiFi (1080p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "full_hd_lean",
      "display_name": "Full HD Lean (1080p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "hd_lean",
      "display_name": "HD Lean (720p)",
      "predefined": true
    },
    {
      "name": "custom_square",
      "display_name": "Custom square resolution",
      "predefined": false
    }
  ]
}

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list all streaming profiles

URL:

GET /streaming_profiles

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.list_streaming_profiles

PHP:

$api->list_streaming_profiles();

Python:

cloudinary.api.list_streaming_profiles()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.list_streaming_profiles(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.listStreamingProfiles();

Endpoint:

/streaming_profiles

GET /streaming_profiles/:name

Get details of a single streaming profile

Retrieve the details of a single streaming profile by name.

Result sample:

{
 "data": {
   "name": "custom_square",
   "display_name": "Custom square resolution",
   "predefined": false,
   "representations": [
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 1200, "height": 1200, "bit_rate": "5m", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
       }
     },
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 900, "height": 900, "bit_rate": "3500k", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
       }
     },
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 600, "height": 600, "bit_rate": "1500k", "video_codec": "h264:baseline:3.0"
       }
     }
   ]
 }
}

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get the details of a specified streaming file

URL:

GET /streaming_profiles/custom_square

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.get_streaming_profile('custom_square')

PHP:

$api->get_streaming_profile("custom_square");

Python:

cloudinary.api.get_streaming_profile("custom_square")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.get_streaming_profile('custom_square', function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.getStreamingProfile("custom_square");

Endpoint:

/streaming_profiles/custom_square

POST /streaming_profiles

Create a streaming profile

Create a new, custom streaming profile.

Parameters:

name - String. Required. The identification name to assign to the new streaming profile. The name is case-insensitive and can contain alphanumeric characters, underscores (_) and hyphens (-).
display_name - String. A descriptive name for the profile.
representations - JSON String. An array of structures that defines a custom streaming profile.
transformation - String or Hash. Specifies the transformation parameters for the representation. All video transformation parameters except video_sampling are supported. Common transformation parameters for representations include: width, height (or aspect_ratio), bit_rate, video_codec, audio_codec, sample_rate (or fps), etc.

Result sample:

{
 "data": {
   "name": "custom_square",
   "display_name": "Custom square resolution",
   "predefined": false,
   "representations": [
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 1200, "height": 1200, "bit_rate": "5m", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
       }
     },
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 900, "height": 900, "bit_rate": "3500k", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
       }
     },
     {
       "transformation": {
         "width": 600, "height": 600, "bit_rate": "1500k", "video_codec": "h264:baseline:3.0"
       }
     }
   ]
 }
}

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Create a streaming profile with 3 representations

URL:

POST /streaming_profiles?name=custom_square

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.create_streaming_profile("custom_square",
  :display_name => "Custom square resolution",
  :representations =>
    [{:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "1200", :height => "1200", :bit_rate => "5m"}},
     {:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "900", :height => "900", :bit_rate => "3500k"}}
     {:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "600", :height => "600", :bit_rate => "1500k"}}])

PHP:

$api->create_streaming_profile("custom_square", array(
  "display_name" => "Custom square resolution",
  "representations" => array (
    array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 1200, "height" => 1200, "bit_rate" => "5m"),
    array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 900, "height" => 900, "bit_rate" => "3500k"),
    array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 600, "height" => 600, "bit_rate" => "1500k")
    )));

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_streaming_profile("custom_square",
  display_name="Custom square resolution",
  representations=[
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 1200, "height": 1200, "bit_rate": "5m"}},
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 900, "height": 900, "bit_rate": "3500k"}},
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 600, "height": 600, "bit_rate": "1500k"}}
  ])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.create_streaming_profile('custom_square',
  {
    display_name: "Custom square resolution",
    representations: [
    {transformation:{crop: "limit", width: 1200, height: 1200, bit_rate: "5m"}},
    {transformation:{crop: "limit", width: 900, height: 900, bit_rate: "3500k"}},
    {transformation:{crop: "limit", width: 600, height: 600, bit_rate: "1500k"}}
  ] },
  function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.createStreamingProfile("custom_square", "Custom square resolution",
    Arrays.asList(
      ObjectUtils.asMap("transformation", new 
        Transformation().crop("limit").width(1200).height(1200).bitRate("5m")),
      ObjectUtils.asMap("transformation", new 
        Transformation().crop("limit").width(900).height(900).bitRate("3500k")),
      ObjectUtils.asMap("transformation", new 
        Transformation().crop("limit").width(600).height(600).bitRate("1500k"))
    )
  );

Endpoint:

/streaming_profiles?name=custom_square

PUT /streaming_profiles/:name

Update an existing streaming profile

Update the specified existing streaming profile. You can update both custom and built-in profiles. The specified list of representations replaces the previous list.

Parameters:

display_name - String. A descriptive name for the profile.
representations - JSON String. An array of structures that defines the updated streaming profile.
transformation - String or Hash. Specifies the transformation parameters for the representation. All video transformation parameters except video_sampling are supported. Common transformation parameters for representations include: width, height (or aspect_ratio), bit_rate, video_codec, audio_codec, sample_rate (or fps), etc.

Result sample:

{
  "message": "updated",
  "data": {
    "name": "custom_square",
    "display_name": "Custom square resolution",
    "predefined": false,
    "representations": [
      {
        "transformation": {
          "width": 1200, "height": 1200, "bit_rate": "5m", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
        }
      },
      {
        "transformation": {
          "width": 900, "height": 900, "bit_rate": "3500k", "video_codec": "h264:main:3.1"
        }
      },
      {
        "transformation": {
          "width": 600, "height": 600, "bit_rate": "1500k", "video_codec": "h264:baseline:3.0"
        }
      }
      {
        "transformation": {
          "width": 320, "height": 320, "bit_rate": "192k", "video_codec": "h264:baseline:3.0"
        }
      }                
    ]
  }
}

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Add a fourth (fallback) representation to an existing custom streaming profile

URL:

PUT /streaming_profiles?name=custom_square

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.update_streaming_profile("custom_square",  
:representations => 
  [{:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "1200", :height => "1200", :bit_rate => "5m"}},
   {:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "900", :height => "900", :bit_rate => "3500k"}},
   {:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "600", :height => "600", :bit_rate => "1500k"}},
   {:transformation => {:crop => "limit", :width => "320", :height => "320", :bit_rate => "192k"}}])

PHP:

$api->update_streaming_profile("custom_square", array(
  "representations" => array (
    array ("transformation" => array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 1200, "height" => 1200, "bit_rate" => "5m")),
    array ("transformation" => array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 900, "height" => 900, "bit_rate" => "3500k")),
    array ("transformation" => array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 600, "height" => 600, "bit_rate" => "1500k")),
    array ("transformation" => array("crop" => "limit", "width" => 320, "height" => 320, "bit_rate" => "192k"))
    )));

Python:

cloudinary.api.create_streaming_profile("custom_square",
  representations=[
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 1200, "height": 1200, "bit_rate": "5m"}},
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 900, "height": 900, "bit_rate": "3500k"}},
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 600, "height": 600, "bit_rate": "1500k"}},
    {"transformation": {"crop": "limit", "width": 320, "height": 320, "bit_rate": "192k"}}
  ])

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.update_streaming_profile('custom_square',
  {representations: [
    {transformation: {crop: "limit", width: 1200, height: 1200, bit_rate: "5m"}},
    {transformation: {crop: "limit", width: 900, height: 900, bit_rate: "3500k"}},
    {transformation: {crop: "limit", width: 600, height: 600, bit_rate: "1500k"}},
    {transformation: {crop: "limit", width: 320, height: 320, bit_rate: "192k"}}
  ]},
  function(error, result){console.log(result);});

Java:

api.updateStreamingProfile("custom_square", null,
  Arrays.asList(
    new Transformation().crop("limit").width(1200).height(1200).bit_rate("5m"),
    new Transformation().crop("limit").width(900).height(900).bit_rate("3500k"),
    new Transformation().crop("limit").width(600).height(600).bit_rate("1500k"),
    new Transformation().crop("limit").width(320).height(320).bit_rate("192k")
  )
);

Endpoint:

/streaming_profiles?name=custom_square

DELETE /streaming_profiles/:name

Delete or revert the specified streaming profile

For custom streaming profiles, delete the specified profile.
For built-in streaming profiles, if the built-in profile was modified, revert the profile to the original settings.
For built-in streaming profiles that have not been modified, the Delete method returns an error.

Result sample:

{ "message": "deleted" }

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delete the custom_square streaming file

URL:

DELETE /streaming_profiles/custom_square

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.delete_streaming_profile('custom_square')

PHP:

$api->delete_streaming_profile("custom_square");

Python:

cloudinary.api.delete_streaming_profile("custom_square")

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.delete_streaming_profile('custom_square', function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.deleteStreamingProfile("custom_square");

Endpoint:

/streaming_profiles/custom_square

Usage report

Get a report on the status of your Cloudinary account usage details, including storage, bandwidth, requests, number of resources, and add-on usage. Note that numbers are updated periodically.

GET /usage

Get account usage details

Result sample:

{
  "plan": "Basic",
  "last_updated": "2017-01-15",
  "transformations": {"usage": 7270, "limit": 75000, "used_percent": 9.69  },
  "objects": { "usage": 11330, "limit": 1000000, "used_percent": 1.13 },
  "bandwidth": { "usage": 9844516305, "limit": 41943040000, "used_percent": 23.47 },
  "storage": { "usage": 704363507, "limit": 10485760000, "used_percent": 6.72 },
  "requests": 877212,
  "resources": 1239,
  "derived_resources": 10091,
  "url2png": {"usage": 0, "limit": 50},
  "webpurify": {"usage": 0, "limit": 50},
  "aspose": {"usage": 0, "limit": 50},
  "imagga_tagging": {"usage": 0, "limit": 50},
  "adv_face": {"usage": 0, "limit": 50}
}

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Get usage details

URL:

GET /usage

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.usage

PHP:

$api->usage();

Python:

cloudinary.api.usage()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.usage(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.usage(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/usage

Ping Cloudinary

Test the reachability of the Cloudinary API with the ping method.

GET /ping

Ping Cloudinary servers

Result sample:

{
 "status": "ok"
}

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Ping Cloudinary servers

URL:

GET /ping

Ruby:

Cloudinary::Api.ping

PHP:

$api->ping();

Python:

cloudinary.api.ping()

Node.js:

cloudinary.v2.api.ping(function(error, result){console.log(result)});

Java:

api.ping(ObjectUtils.emptyMap());

Endpoint:

/ping