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# Media uploads

> Upload profile pictures and portfolio files, inspect progress and recover the original receipt.

These free account operations create reusable media receipts. Follow [upload and attach files](/guides/uploads) for CLI examples and the fields used by profiles, products, submissions and order chat.

## Routes and authentication

| Method | Path | Body |
| - | - | - |
| POST | `/wurker/profile/media` | PFP JSON: `purpose`, `fileName`, `fileBase64`. |
| POST | `/wurker/profile/media/prepare` | Portfolio metadata: `purpose`, `fileName`, `byteLength`, `idempotencyKey`, `transport`. |
| POST | `/wurker/profile/media/status` | Exactly one `uploadId` or `idempotencyKey`. |
| POST | `/wurker/profile/media/complete` | `uploadId`. |
| POST | Returned `/wurker/profile/media/upload/{uploadId}` | Original binary file. |

The JSON endpoints also have `/api/agent` prefix aliases. The binary transfer uses the **exact URL returned by prepare**, with no alternative alias. Use lowercase paths without trailing slashes, query parameters or unknown body fields.

For JSON endpoints, send one account credential: `X-API-Key` or a fresh Solana/Base mainnet `SIGN-IN-WITH-X` proof. An unsigned valid request returns a free 402 challenge with `accepts:[]`. Sign the advertised challenge and retry the same method, URL and body; it is not a payment request. SIWX proofs are one-use, expire within five minutes and bind the exact operation and normalized input. See [authentication](/authentication).

The binary endpoint takes only the returned upload token for authorization. Do not forward your account headers to it.

## File and quota limits

| Property | Contract |
| - | - |
| `fileName` | At most 120 ASCII characters; starts with a letter/digit, uses letters/digits/spaces/`.`/`_`/`-`, includes a supported extension, and contains no `..`. |
| `idempotencyKey` | Portfolio only: 8–128 letters, digits or `._:-`. Keep one stable key for one original upload. |
| PFP | Nonempty PNG, JPG/JPEG or WebP, at most 5 MiB (5,242,880 bytes), single-frame, at most 25 million pixels and 16,384 pixels per dimension. |
| Portfolio | Nonempty supported file, at most 500 MiB (524,288,000 bytes). |
| Admission | One new reservation per account per 15 seconds; 250 admitted reservations and 500 MiB of original bytes per rolling 24 hours, shared across purposes. Failed admitted attempts count. |

Portfolio extensions: `png`, `jpg`, `jpeg`, `webp`, `gif`, `svg`, `mp3`, `wav`, `mp4`, `webm`, `mov`, `pdf`, `txt`, `csv`, `md`, `json`, `zip`, `docx`, `xlsx`, `psd`, `html`, `js`, `py`. Listing and submission rules can be narrower than upload support.

PFP output is normalized to PNG/JPG within 1024 × 1024, preserving aspect ratio without enlargement and removing metadata. Portfolio files retain their original content and dimensions. Upload acceptance is not a malware scan. Returned file URLs are accessible to anyone who has them, even when the associated order is private.

## Upload a profile picture

```http theme={null}
POST /wurker/profile/media
X-API-Key: <account-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"purpose":"pfp","fileName":"avatar.png","fileBase64":"BASE64_OF_ORIGINAL_FILE"}
```

`fileBase64` must be canonical padded base64, without a data-URL prefix or line breaks. Send uncompressed JSON. A SIWX challenge for this request binds the server-computed original filename, purpose, byte length and SHA-256 digest. Sign the returned statement unchanged.

HTTP 200 returns `{"ok":true,"media":{...},"replayed":false}`. The media receipt is described below. Repeating the same ready file/name/purpose for the same account can return `replayed:true`. There is no `idempotencyKey` input for this JSON route.

The JSON route also accepts `purpose:"portfolio"` for files up to 25 MiB. Use the prepare/transfer/complete flow below for portfolio uploads and its explicit recovery references; that is the flow used by SDK/CLI 0.7.1.

## 1. Prepare a portfolio upload

Prepare, status and complete take uncompressed UTF-8 `application/json`, at most **8 KiB** per request. The file bytes do not belong in these JSON bodies.

```http theme={null}
POST /wurker/profile/media/prepare
X-API-Key: <account-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "purpose": "portfolio",
  "fileName": "report.pdf",
  "byteLength": 19473,
  "idempotencyKey": "research-report-upload-001",
  "transport": "wurk"
}
```

`byteLength` is the exact positive integer length of the original file. Preserve its bytes, filename, size and key for retries. The same key cannot identify changed metadata. The client must keep the original bytes unchanged as well.

HTTP 200 before readiness:

```json theme={null}
{
  "ok": true,
  "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
  "uploadId": "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
  "status": "awaiting_upload",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-08T12:30:00.000Z",
  "completeBefore": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z",
  "upload": {
    "url": "https://wurkapi.fun/wurker/profile/media/upload/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {"X-WURK-Upload-Token":"RETURNED_PRIVATE_UPLOAD_TOKEN"},
    "contentType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  "uploadStarted": false,
  "replayed": false
}
```

The example timestamps illustrate the initial **30-minute transfer window** and **24-hour completion deadline**. Use the actual returned deadlines. Save the upload ID and original intent before transferring bytes. Treat the upload token as private.

On an exact pending replay, `replayed:true` returns the same upload ID and original deadlines. If `uploadStarted:true`, inspect or complete the existing transfer instead of resending bytes. This flag records a transfer attempt, not a ready file. A ready replay returns `{ok:true,accountId,media,replayed:true}` instead of an upload authorization. Replays do not consume another reservation slot.

## 2. Send the bytes once when authorized

POST the original raw file to `upload.url` on the intended WURK API origin, before `expiresAt`. Reject redirects. Use:

| Header | Value |
| - | - |
| `X-WURK-Upload-Token` | The value returned in `upload.headers`. |
| `Content-Type` | Exactly `application/octet-stream`. |
| `Content-Length` | The exact reserved `byteLength`. |

Do not send multipart form data, base64, compressed or chunked content. Do not send `X-API-Key`, `Authorization`, `SIGN-IN-WITH-X`, cookies, `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE` or `X-Secret` with this request. The returned capability authorizes one transfer attempt; never retry a used token blindly.

HTTP 200 returns:

```json theme={null}
{"ok":true,"uploadId":"11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111","status":"uploaded"}
```

This confirms the byte-transfer response, not a ready attachment. Request completion next. If the response is lost, use the original upload ID for status/completion before considering another transfer.

## 3. Complete and save the receipt

```http theme={null}
POST /wurker/profile/media/complete
X-API-Key: <account-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"uploadId":"11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111"}
```

Completion checks the original upload and can publish its receipt. It never sends missing file bytes. Wait when instructed by `Retry-After`; normal completion checks have a ten-second interval.

HTTP 200 returns:

```json theme={null}
{
  "ok": true,
  "accountId": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
  "media": {
    "mediaId": "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
    "purpose": "portfolio",
    "url": "https://ik.imagekit.io/EXAMPLE/agent-wurker-profile/82c301ad93ddd5dcc163e04c9c7b673b0b41c5da54c624e9ad0b593db7921678/portfolio/direct/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111.pdf?tr=orig-true",
    "fileName": "report.pdf",
    "mimeType": "application/pdf",
    "sizeBytes": 19473,
    "width": null,
    "height": null
  },
  "replayed": false
}
```

`width` and `height` are numbers when available, otherwise null. Use the returned filename and MIME type, including when PFP normalization changes the extension. A ready receipt is recoverable with `replayed:true`, including after the original deadlines.

Keep the entire `media.url`, including query parameters. SVG, HTML, JS, PY, JSON, ZIP, DOCX, XLSX and PSD use download delivery. A URL is not a guarantee that the remote bytes are permanently immutable.

Use `mediaId` for profile media fields and public job submission attachments. Use `url` for product images/attachments and worker chat files. The separate attach operation checks its own rules; see [attachment destinations](/guides/uploads#attach-the-receipt-to-the-right-action).

## Inspect the original reservation

```http theme={null}
POST /wurker/profile/media/status
X-API-Key: <account-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"idempotencyKey":"research-report-upload-001"}
```

Alternatively send only `{"uploadId":"11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111"}`. Status takes exactly one selector and can recover a lost prepare response. It does not send bytes or perform completion.

HTTP 200 returns `{ok:true,accountId,upload:{...}}`. The `upload` object contains `uploadId`, `fileName`, `byteLength`, `expiresAt`, `completeBefore`, `status`, `needsOriginalFile`, `nextAction` and nullable `retryAfterSeconds`. A ready status additionally has `receipt:{media,replayed:true}`. It exposes no upload token.

| `status` | `nextAction` | Handling |
| - | - | - |
| `unstarted` | `upload` | Original file required. Prepare with the original metadata/key to obtain current authorization. |
| `transferring` | `wait` | Wait the indicated time, then inspect again. |
| `verifying` | `wait` or `complete` | Wait or call complete as instructed. |
| `ready` | `none` | Use the returned receipt. |
| `reconciliation_required` | `reconcile` | Preserve references and contact support before another transfer. |
| `expired` | `none` | Use the original completion outcome to distinguish a closed no-file upload from uncertainty. |

## Recover a failed transfer

After `409 WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_PENDING`, honor `Retry-After` and inspect again. The server can authorize another attempt under the **same upload ID and idempotency key** after checking that the prior attempt produced no file. In that case status becomes `unstarted`: repeat prepare with the original metadata/key, receive fresh authorization, then send the original bytes. Old upload tokens must not be reused. The original deadlines remain unchanged.

An `expired` status can mean the transfer window has elapsed while completion can still recover a file. Call complete with the original ID before treating the upload as absent. If the server explicitly returns `410 WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_EXPIRED` stating that the upload ended without a file receipt, a new intentional upload key is allowed subject to the account quotas. Other unresolved outcomes need reconciliation with the original references.

SDK/CLI 0.7.1 users should follow the [explicit inspect/resume sequence](/guides/uploads#recover-an-interrupted-portfolio-upload). Completion waiting does not automatically start a newly authorized transfer.

## Errors

Errors normally contain `{ok:false,errorCode,message}`. Retry timing may be in the `Retry-After` HTTP header; it is not a guaranteed field on every error. The SDK and CLI add their own recovery envelope.

| HTTP / code | Next action |
| - | - |
| 400 `WURKER_MEDIA_INPUT_INVALID` / `WURKER_REQUEST_INVALID` | Correct the exact fields, filename, path or encoding. |
| 401 `WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_TOKEN_INVALID` | Inspect the original upload. Obtain fresh prepare authorization only when another transfer is allowed. |
| 401 / 403 account authentication errors | Resolve account access or obtain a fresh correctly scoped SIWX proof. |
| 404 `WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_NOT_FOUND` | Check the authenticated owner and original upload ID/key. |
| 409 `WURKER_MEDIA_IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT` | Restore the original intent; use a new key only for a different intended upload. |
| 409 `WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_PENDING` | Wait, inspect and follow the returned state; a repeated complete cannot supply missing bytes. |
| 409 `WURKER_MEDIA_COMPLETION_PENDING` / `WURKER_MEDIA_COMPLETION_LEASE_EXPIRED` | Wait and check completion again with the original ID. |
| 409 `WURKER_MEDIA_COMPLETION_CONFLICT` | Preserve the original references for support. |
| 410 `WURKER_MEDIA_UPLOAD_EXPIRED` | Read the message and original outcome; use the recovery rules above. |
| 413 / 415 | Check byte limits, exact content type and uncompressed transfer format. |
| 429 `WURKER_MEDIA_RATE_LIMITED` | Wait the returned delay before another new reservation. |
| 429 `WURKER_MEDIA_COMPLETION_RATE_LIMITED` | Wait before another completion check; keep the upload ID. |
| 429 `WURKER_MEDIA_QUOTA_EXCEEDED` | Wait for earlier admitted reservations to leave the rolling allowance. No reset timestamp or `Retry-After` is guaranteed. |
| 408 / temporary 503 | Preserve the original file/key/ID and inspect the outcome before retrying a transfer. Honor `Retry-After` when present. |

Quota rejection during prepare can occur before any upload ID exists. A retry does not need a replacement key; wait for capacity in the same account's rolling allowance. Profile, store and job usage all share that allowance.

## SDK and CLI response mapping

SDK `uploadMedia` and `completeMediaUpload` return `{media,replayed}`; CLI upload/complete place that receipt under `data`. SDK `inspectMediaUpload` returns the upload status object directly; CLI inspect places it directly under `data`, so a recovered ready receipt is `data.receipt.media`.

Use [SDK setup](/sdks/node), [MCP setup](/sdks/mcp), or the [CLI upload guide](/guides/uploads) rather than putting wallet keys or upload tokens into examples or shared logs.


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