Chevereto V4 docs

# 🖞 API Version 1.1

Chevereto API V1 was introduced in Chevereto V2 and it allows to upload pictures as guest to a Chevereto website.

Chevereto V4 updates API V1 to 1.1 introducing support for user API keys and more upload parameters including title, width, and more.

# Key

API V1.1 works with an user key which is available for each user at /settings/api. Admin user can set the public API key for guest uploads at the Dashboard panel (opens new window).

# Request method

API V1 calls can be made using POST or GET request methods.

👉 POST request method is recommended.

# Request URL

http://mysite.com/api/1/upload/

# Authorization

API V1.1 supports header authorization by passing the X-API-Key header with an API key.

X-API-Key: chv_asd_somekeyhere

# Parameters

# Required Parameters

Name Description
source A image URL or a base64 (opens new window) encoded image string. Also supports FILES["source"].

# Optional Parameters

Name Description
title Image title
description Image description
album_id Image album id, must be owned by the user (encoded string)
category_id Category id (integer)
width Target resize width (automatic height)
expiration Expiration time to auto-delete the image
nsfw Not safe for work flag (integer 0, 1)
format Return format, values json, redirect, txt

# Legacy Parameters

Name Description
key The API key (see Authorization)

# Expiration table

Following values can be used for expiration parameter.

Value Expires after
PT5M 5 minutes
PT15M 15 minutes
PT30M 30 minutes
PT1H 1 hour
PT3H 3 hours
PT6H 6 hours
PT12H 12 hours
P1D 1 day
P2D 2 days
P3D 3 days
P4D 4 days
P5D 5 days
P6D 6 days
P1W 1 week
P2W 2 weeks
P3W 3 weeks
P1M 1 month
P2M 2 months
P3M 3 months
P4M 4 months
P5M 5 months
P6M 6 months
P1Y 1 year

# Compatibility with ImgBB API

ImgBB is a popular service based on Chevereto V3.

Any existing ImgBB API client (opens new window) is compatible with Chevereto V4's API V1.1, simple as change the domain name.

# Example call

POST http://mysite.com/api/1/upload/

# API response

API V1 responses will vary depending on the format parameter:

Format Output
json Image upload info in JSON format (default)
txt Image direct URL in text/plain format
redirect Redirects to the image viewer URL

When using JSON the response output will contain the status_txt and status_code properties.

# Example response (JSON)

{
    "status_code": 200,
    "success": {
        "message": "image uploaded",
        "code": 200
    },
    "image": {
        "name": "example",
        "extension": "png",
        "size": 53237,
        "width": 1151,
        "height": 898,
        "date": "2014-06-04 15:32:33",
        "date_gmt": "2014-06-04 19:32:33",
        "storage_id": null,
        "description": null,
        "nsfw": "0",
        "md5": "c684350d722c956c362ab70299735830",
        "storage": "datefolder",
        "original_filename": "example.png",
        "original_exifdata": null,
        "views": "0",
        "id_encoded": "L",
        "filename": "example.png",
        "ratio": 1.2817371937639,
        "size_formatted": "52 KB",
        "mime": "image/png",
        "bits": 8,
        "channels": null,
        "url": "http://127.0.0.1/images/2014/06/04/example.png",
        "url_viewer": "http://127.0.0.1/image/L",
        "thumb": {
            "filename": "example.th.png",
            "name": "example.th",
            "width": 160,
            "height": 160,
            "ratio": 1,
            "size": 17848,
            "size_formatted": "17.4 KB",
            "mime": "image/png",
            "extension": "png",
            "bits": 8,
            "channels": null,
            "url": "http://127.0.0.1/images/2014/06/04/example.th.png"
        },
        "medium": {
            "filename": "example.md.png",
            "name": "example.md",
            "width": 500,
            "height": 390,
            "ratio": 1.2820512820513,
            "size": 104448,
            "size_formatted": "102 KB",
            "mime": "image/png",
            "extension": "png",
            "bits": 8,
            "channels": null,
            "url": "http://127.0.0.1/images/2014/06/04/example.md.png"
        },
        "views_label": "views",
        "display_url": "http://127.0.0.1/images/2014/06/04/example.md.png",
        "how_long_ago": "moments ago"
    },
    "status_txt": "OK"
}

# Example response (txt)

http://127.0.0.1/images/2014/06/04/example.png

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