Upload images in Python (video tutorial)

Overview

Learn how to upload images in Python using the Cloudinary Python SDK.

Video tutorial

Tutorial contents

This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.

Introduction

0:00	In this tutorial, you'll learn how to upload one or more images to Cloudinary using the Python SDK, a crucial part of your workflow.

Upload a single image from your local file system

0:14	This tutorial assumes that you've already installed, imported and configured Cloudinary. If you need help with that, see Configure the Python SDK. To upload, use the cloudinary.uploader.upload endpoint. Provide the full path of the image to upload as a parameter and store the response. Here's an example using a file named images/blue-sweater.jpg.

Upload response

0:38	Execute your script to upload the image and display the response. You can access the image via the secure_url provided in the response:

Upload a single image from a remote URL

0:48	Utilize the cloudinary.uploader.upload endpoint to upload an image from any web location by providing its URL as a parameter. The response will include a secure_url similar to the one obtained when uploading from the file system.

Upload multiple images from your local file system

1:07

You can upload multiple images from your local file system by creating an array containing the paths of all the images you want to upload. Iterate through the array, calling cloudinary.uploader.upload for each image and passing its path as a parameter. Save the response. Although each image receives a full upload response, for simplicity, only print the secure_url. Execute the script to upload the images and retrieve their delivery URLs. You can also view all uploaded images in the Media Library.

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