Method: accounts.locations.media.startUpload

  • Generates a MediaItemDataRef for initiating media uploads to a specified Google My Business location.

  • Utilizes an HTTP POST request to the designated endpoint with an empty request body.

  • Requires providing the location's resource name as a path parameter in the request URL.

  • Upon successful execution, returns a MediaItemDataRef object in the response body.

  • Needs authorization with specific OAuth scopes for managing business data.

Generates a MediaItemDataRef for media item uploading.

HTTP request

POST https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/{parent=accounts/*/locations/*}/media:startUpload

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
parent

string

The resource name of the location this media item is to be added to.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of MediaItemDataRef.

Authorization Scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.business.manage
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.