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Media files

You can use your own media files(images/videos) for testing. Before starting test execution, you first need to upload these test files, fetch the details of the uploaded files on BrowserStack using REST API.

Upload media file

POST /app-automate/upload-media

Upload media files you want to use in your tests.

Request Parameters

Request

curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X POST "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/upload-media" \
-F "file=@/path/to/media/file/profile.png" \
-F "custom_id=SampleMedia"

  • file* File

    Media File to upload.

  • custom_id String

    Custom ID for the media file. Accepted characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., -, _. All other characters are ignored. Character limit is 100.

Response Attributes 200 application/json

Response

{
        "media_url": "media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881",
        "custom_id": "SampleMedia",
        "shareable_id": "steve/SampleMedia"
}

  • media_name String

    Name of the uploaded media file.

  • media_url String

    Unique identifier returned upon successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack. This value is used to specify the media files to be used in your tests.

  • media_id String

    Unique ID returned on successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack.
    Example: media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881

  • uploaded_at String

    Media upload timestamp.

  • custom_id String

    Custom ID defined for the uploaded media file. Accepted characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., -, _. All other characters are ignored. Character limit is 100.

  • shareable_id String

    Shareable ID allows members of other teams to use the media files in their tests.
    Example: steve/SampleMedia.

List uploaded media files

GET /app-automate/recent_media_files

Retrieve the list of recently uploaded media files. Optionally, you can also specify the custom_id path parameter to get recent media file uploads under a specific custom id.

Request Parameters

Request

curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X GET "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/recent_media_files"

# List media files using a custom ID
curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X GET "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/recent_media_files/SampleMedia"

  • customID String

    Filter recently uploaded media files by custom ID.

Response Attributes 200 application/json

Response

[
    {
        "media_name": "profile.png",
        "media_url": "media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881",
        "media_id": "90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881",
        "uploaded_at": "2020-08-19 19:32:47 UTC",
        "custom_id": "SampleMedia",
        "shareable_id": "steve/SampleMedia"
    },
    {...}
]

  • Array

    List of recently uploaded media files.

    ▶ SHOW VALUES

    • media_name String

      Name of the uploaded media file.

    • media_url String

      Unique identifier returned upon successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack. This value is used to specify the media files to be used in your tests.

    • media_id String

      Unique ID returned on successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack.
      Example: media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881

    • uploaded_at String

      Media upload timestamp.

    • custom_id String

      Custom ID defined for the uploaded media file. Accepted characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., -, _. All other characters are ignored. Character limit is 100.

    • shareable_id String

      Shareable ID allows members of other teams to use the media files in their tests.
      Example: user/SampleMedia.

List uploaded media files by group

GET /app-automate/recent_group_media

Retrieve the list of recently uploaded media files for the entire group.

Request Parameters

Request

curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X GET "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/recent_group_media"

No parameter required.

Response Attributes 200 application/json

Response

[
    {
        "media_name": "profile.png",
        "media_url": "media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881",
        "media_id": "90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881",
        "uploaded_at": "2020-08-19 19:32:47 UTC",
        "custom_id": "SampleMedia",
        "shareable_id": "steve/SampleMedia"
    },
    {
        "media_name": "checkReceipt.png",
        "media_url": "media://1t6db3a3f3108734e9a46c24d8f01de7t56f12o",
        "media_id": "1t6db3a3f3108734e9a46c24d8f01de7t56f12o",
        "uploaded_at": "2020-07-19 19:32:47 UTC",
        "custom_id": "CheckReceipts",
        "shareable_id": "rob/CheckReceipts"
    },
    {...}
]

  • Array

    List of recently uploaded media files.

    ▶ SHOW VALUES

    • media_name String

      Name of the uploaded media file.

    • media_url String

      Unique identifier returned upon successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack. This value is used to specify the media files to be used in your tests.

    • media_id String

      Unique ID returned on successful upload of your media file on BrowserStack.
      Example: media://90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881

    • uploaded_at String

      Media upload timestamp.

    • custom_id String

      Custom ID defined for the uploaded media file. Accepted characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., -, _. All other characters are ignored. Character limit is 100.

    • shareable_id String

      Shareable ID allows members of other teams to use the media files in their tests.
      Example: user/SampleMedia.

Delete media file

DELETE /app-automate/custom_media/delete/{media_id}

Delete the uploaded media files.

Request Parameters

Request

curl -u "YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" \
-X DELETE "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/custom_media/delete/90c7a8h8dc82308108734e9a46c24d8f01de12881"

  • media_id* String

    ID of the media file to be deleted.

Response Attributes 200 application/json

Response

{
    "success": true
}

  • success Object

    Indicates whether deletion was success or a failure.

    ▶ SHOW VALUES

    • success Boolean

      Indicates whether the media deletion was success or not.

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