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# Import an asset

> By url (the server fetches it) or inline base64 data. Limits: image 25 MB, video 300 MB and 3 min, music 50 MB and 10 min, plus storage quota.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://lavendly.ai/openapi.json post /v1/storage/ingest
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Lavendly API
  version: 1.1.0
  description: >-
    The Lavendly v1 API: build a video from shots, price it, generate the
    scenes, render the film, and publish it. Authenticate with a Bearer API key
    (lv_...) from Settings > API. Rate limits are per account per minute: 20
    writes, 60 render polls, 120 other reads; a 429 carries Retry-After and
    retry_after_ms. Errors are { error: { code, message } }; 5xx adds a ref. The
    same API is an MCP server at https://mcp.lavendly.ai/mcp and in the
    @lavendly/mcp npm package.
  contact:
    name: Lavendly
    email: hello@lavendly.ai
servers:
  - url: https://lavendly.ai/api
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Create to publish
    description: The main loop, in order.
  - name: Workflows
  - name: Edit
  - name: Audio
  - name: Assets
  - name: Renders
  - name: Account
  - name: Single clips
paths:
  /v1/storage/ingest:
    post:
      tags:
        - Assets
      summary: Import an asset
      description: >-
        By url (the server fetches it) or inline base64 data. Limits: image 25
        MB, video 300 MB and 3 min, music 50 MB and 10 min, plus storage quota.
      operationId: importAsset
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - kind
              properties:
                kind:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - image
                    - video
                    - music
                url:
                  type: string
                data:
                  type: string
                filename:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Stored
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  url:
                    type: string
                  object_key:
                    type: string
                  kind:
                    type: string
                  bytes:
                    type: integer
                  duration_sec:
                    type:
                      - number
                      - 'null'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E401'
        '413':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/E413'
components:
  responses:
    E400:
      description: Bad request (invalid_args, invalid_edits, invalid_split, video_too_long)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: invalid_args
              message: ...
    E401:
      description: Missing or revoked key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: unauthenticated
              message: ...
    E413:
      description: file_too_large, storage_full, workflow_too_large
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: file_too_large
              message: ...
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            ref:
              type: string
              description: '5xx only: quote to support'
            retry_after_ms:
              type: integer
              description: 429 rate_limited only
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key from Settings > API, e.g. lv_...

````