upload_file_start
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Start uploading a LOCAL video file from the user's machine into Flask. Creates the asset immediately (container_id + shareable url, live before any bytes move) with the file as its version (asset_id / version_id), or a new version of an existing asset with version_of, and returns a presigned upload URL. After calling this, upload the file bytes with the curl command from next_step, then call upload_file_complete. folder_id is OPTIONAL: omit it to upload to the team's top level (root). Max file size 5GB. Free to use for up to 100 MCP uploads; beyond that the user needs a plan at https://flask.do/plan. You still need edit access on the folder if one is given.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| folder_id | string | no | Optional folder to upload into (you must have edit access - check with permission_get if unsure). Omit to upload to the team's top level (root). |
| file_size | integer | yes | Exact size of the local file in bytes (e.g. from `stat -f%z <file>` on macOS or `stat -c%s <file>` on Linux) |
| title | string | no | Title for the new asset (defaults to "Untitled Video") |
| content_type | string | no | MIME type of the file (defaults to video/mp4) |
| version_of | string | no | Upload as a NEW VERSION of an existing asset instead of creating a separate asset. Accepts the id of the asset (its container id, what contents/search return), or of any of its versions. The new upload becomes the current version; the asset's url then shows it. folder_id is ignored when version_of is given. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"folder_id": {
"description": "Optional folder to upload into (you must have edit access - check with permission_get if unsure). Omit to upload to the team's top level (root).",
"type": "string"
},
"file_size": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "Exact size of the local file in bytes (e.g. from `stat -f%z <file>` on macOS or `stat -c%s <file>` on Linux)"
},
"title": {
"description": "Title for the new asset (defaults to \"Untitled Video\")",
"type": "string"
},
"content_type": {
"description": "MIME type of the file (defaults to video/mp4)",
"type": "string"
},
"version_of": {
"description": "Upload as a NEW VERSION of an existing asset instead of creating a separate asset. Accepts the id of the asset (its container id, what contents/search return), or of any of its versions. The new upload becomes the current version; the asset's url then shows it. folder_id is ignored when version_of is given.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"file_size"
]
}