Last updated: Aug-06-2025
OverviewCloudinary's Upload API allows you to quickly upload your images, videos and other media files to Cloudinary for immediate deliverability. Let's show you how to use this API in your development environment.
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Supported programming languages Write your script Retrieve your environment variable   0:50 Copy the API environment variable format from the API Keys page of the Cloudinary Console Settings. Replace<your_api_key> and <your_api_secret> with your actual values. Your cloud name is already correctly included in the format. Then, paste the environment variable into a .env file in your development project. Do not expose your Cloudinary product environment credentials in your site's frontend and public code. Call the Upload API Add callback functions Ensure script libraries are installed   1:26 Make sure all of our script's libraries are properly installed with a simple npm i command. If you opening your package.json file, you can see all of the packages have been listed as dependencies. Run the script and upload the local asset   1:41 You should have gotten a successful JSON response with lots of data about the uploaded file, including its resolution, file size, format, and more. The file is also now an immediately deliverable asset from a secure, HTTPS URL. Upload an asset from a public URL Add parameters to the upload call Keep learning If you like this, you might also like...
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