Basic video uploads

Last updated Apr 21, 2026

Basic Uploads

For files smaller than 200 MB, you can use simple form-based uploads.

Upload through the Cloudflare dashboard

  1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the Stream page. Go to Videos ↗
  2. Drag and drop your video into the Quick upload area. You can also click to browse for the file on your machine.

After the video finishes uploading, the video appears in the list.

Upload with the Stream API

Make a POST request with the content-type header set to multipart/form-data and include the media as an input with the name set to file.

Upload video POST requestbash

curl --request POST \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \
--form file=@/Users/user_name/Desktop/my-video.mp4 \
https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream

Note

Note that cURL's --form flag automatically configures the content-type header and maps my-video.mp4 to a form input called file.

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