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Upload an image to the site's image library

POST
https://api.getsitecontrol.com/v1/sites/{site_id}/images
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.getsitecontrol.com/v1/sites/1/images \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "url": "example", "data": "example", "name": "example" }'

Adds a file to the site’s image library and returns it with its public url, which the widget and email image tools take. Give the file by url, a public http or https address it is downloaded from, or by data, base64-encoded with its name, for small content up to about 20 KB such as an icon or a logo.

A file is at most 3 MB; images of any common format are accepted. The file appears in the editors’ Upload tab as well.

FieldDescription
site_id
required
Site Id
integer
FieldDescription
Idempotency-Key
Idempotency-Key

Makes a retry of a POST safe: a repeat with the same key, body and GSC-Version returns the stored response with Idempotency-Replayed: true instead of running again. The key protects against repeated execution while the key store works. Saving the change and storing the response under the key are not atomic: if the process or the key store fails between them, the change is kept, the key is released after 15 minutes and a retry runs the request again. After a timeout or a 5xx, read the resource to check the result before retrying. 5xx and 429 responses and responses over 256 KB are not stored, so a repeat runs the request again. A key is kept for 24 hours. The same key with another body or version is 422; a repeat while the first request runs is 409.

string
>= 1 characters <= 128 characters /^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$/

Makes a retry of a POST safe: a repeat with the same key, body and GSC-Version returns the stored response with Idempotency-Replayed: true instead of running again. The key protects against repeated execution while the key store works. Saving the change and storing the response under the key are not atomic: if the process or the key store fails between them, the change is kept, the key is released after 15 minutes and a retry runs the request again. After a timeout or a 5xx, read the resource to check the result before retrying. 5xx and 429 responses and responses over 256 KB are not stored, so a repeat runs the request again. A key is kept for 24 hours. The same key with another body or version is 422; a repeat while the first request runs is 409.

Media typeapplication/json
ImageUpload
object
FieldDescription
url
Url

Public http or https address of the file to download, e.g. a photo or a generated image. Give it or data, not both

string
nullable <= 2048 characters
data
Data

The file itself, base64-encoded, for small content up to about 20 KB such as an icon or a logo. Give it or url, not both

string
nullable
name
Name

File name with its extension, e.g. logo.png. Required with data; with url it defaults to the last part of the address

string
nullable >= 1 characters <= 500 characters

Example · Generated

{
"url": "example",
"data": "example",
"name": "example"
}

Successful Response

Media typeapplication/json
Image
object
FieldDescription
id
required
Id
integer
name
Name

File name with its extension, as it was uploaded; image.<ext> for a file sent to an upload link

string
nullable
url
required
Url

Public address of the image. The widget and email image tools take this URL, e.g. as the hero image or an image block’s source

string
width
Width

Pixels; null when the file’s header does not say, as for SVG

integer
nullable
height
Height

Pixels; null when the file’s header does not say, as for SVG

integer
nullable
updated_at
required
Updated At
string format: date-time

Example · Generated

{
"id": 1,
"name": "example",
"url": "example",
"width": 1,
"height": 1,
"updated_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z"
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Idempotency-Replayed
string

True when the response is a stored one, replayed

Unsupported GSC-Version

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Missing or invalid API key or access token

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

WWW-Authenticate
string

Authentication scheme: Bearer

Access denied

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Not found

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Conflict

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

image_too_large: the file is over 3 MB; payload_too_large: the request body is over 5 MB

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Media typeapplication/problem+json

image_type_not_allowed: a file a browser would run, such as HTML; image_unsafe_svg: an SVG with scripts or external links; image_url_unreachable: the URL is not a public domain or did not answer with the file; image_source_required: not exactly one of url and data, or data without name

Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Rate limited

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds

Retry-After
integer

Seconds until the bucket refills

Temporarily unavailable; retry later

Media typeapplication/problem+json
Problem

The documented shape of every error body on the versioned surface.

object
FieldDescription
type
required
Type
string
title
required
Title
string
status
required
Status
integer
detail
Detail
string
nullable
instance
required
Instance
string
reason
Reason
string
nullable
next
Next
string
nullable
request_id
required
Request Id
string
errors
Errors
Array<object>
nullable
ValidationIssue
object
FieldDescription
loc
required
Loc
Array
msg
required
Msg
string
type
required
Type
string
metadata
Metadata
object

Example · Generated

{
"type": "example",
"title": "example",
"status": 1,
"detail": "example",
"instance": "example",
"reason": "example",
"next": "example",
"request_id": "example",
"errors": [
{
"loc": [
"example"
],
"msg": "example",
"type": "example"
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
FieldDescription
GSC-Version
string

API version the response was produced for

X-Request-Id
string

Request id, echoed from the request when valid

X-RateLimit-Limit
integer

Limit of the tightest bucket

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

Requests left in its window

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

End of its window, epoch seconds