GET media/upload (STATUS)

Overview

The STATUS command is used to periodically poll for updates of media processing operation. After the STATUS command response returns succeeded, you can move on to the next step which is usually create Tweet with media_id.

Request

It should be a HTTP GET request with url params.

Note: The domain for this endpoint is upload.twitter.com

Response

The response body contains processing_info field which provides information about current state of media processing operation. It contains a state field which has transition flow: “pending” -> “in_progress” -> [“failed” | “succeeded”]. You can not use the media_id to create Tweet or other entities before the state field is set to “succeeded”.

Resource Information

Response formats JSON
Requires authentication? Yes (user context only)
Rate limited? Yes

Parameters

Name Required Description Default Value Example
command required Must be set to STATUS (case sensitive).    
media_id required The media_id returned from the INIT command.    

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Example request

GET https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json?command=STATUS&media_id=710511363345354753

Example Result

// Example of an in_progress response:

{
  "media_id":710511363345354753,
  "media_id_string":"710511363345354753",
  "expires_after_secs":3595,
  "processing_info":{
    "state":"in_progress", // state transition flow is pending -> in_progress -> [failed|succeeded]
    "check_after_secs":10, // check for the update after 10 seconds
    "progress_percent":8 // Optional [0-100] int value. Please don't use it as a replacement of "state" field.
  }
}

// Example of a failed response:

{
  "media_id":710511363345354753,
  "media_id_string":"710511363345354753",
  "processing_info":{
    "state":"failed",
    "progress_percent":12,
    "error":{
      "code":1,
      "name":"InvalidMedia",
      "message":"Unsupported video format"
    }
  }
}

// Example of a succeeded response:

{
  "media_id":710511363345354753,
  "media_id_string":"710511363345354753",
  "expires_after_secs":3593,
  "video":{
    "video_type":"video\/mp4"
  },
  "processing_info":{
    "state":"succeeded",
    "progress_percent":100,
  }
}