# Create an asset

The assets operations are deprecated in 2.0. Use the /videos endpoints instead.

This operation creates an asset. You can only upload MP4 format and H.264 and AAC encoded files. Any files with unsupported codecs are rejected.

Endpoint: POST /assets
Version: v2.0

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `asset` (object)
    Example: {"file_name":"MyAsset.mp4"}

  - `asset.file_name` (string, required)
    The name of the mp4 file you are uploading.

Note: To avoid file management issues in storage, Wowza Video removes or replaces special characters in file names.
    Example: "MyAsset.mp4"

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `asset` (object, required)
    Example: {"id":"2adffc17","created_at":"2021-06-30T18:02:20.000Z","file_name":"MyAsset.mp4","upload_url":"https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/k9bGRcyPFPtdeQeTRgAVTByIVVS0Z_EKrLBu3TusTrRfBuIpoDyio_ZY3qJM55tp/n/a1b2c3d4e5f6/b/recordings-qa-S7I69eYn/o/uploads/recording_bry7vv0s/MyAsset.mp4"}

  - `asset.id` (string)
    The unique identifier of the asset. Use this ID to perform other operations on the stream, like getting the details of the asset or deleting it.
    Example: "2adffc17"

  - `asset.created_at` (string)
    The date and time that the asset was created in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format. Dates are formatted as follows: YYYY-DD-MMT HH:MM:SSZ using 24-hour clock ("military") time and including the T and Z. The T marks the end of the date portion and the Z represents zero UTC time offset.
    Example: "2021-06-30T18:02:20.000Z"

  - `asset.file_name` (string)
    The name of the mp4 file you are uploading.

Note: To avoid file management issues in storage, Wowza Video removes or replaces special characters in file names.
    Example: "MyAsset.mp4"

  - `asset.upload_url` (string)
    The upload location for the asset. Use this URL to upload the .mp4 assets to the Wowza Video Asset Manager.
    Example: "https://objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oraclecloud.com/p/k9bGRcyPFPtdeQeTRgAVTByIVVS0Z_EKrLBu3TusTrRfBuIpoDyio_ZY3qJM55tp/n/a1b2c3d4e5f6/b/recordings-qa-S7I69eYn/o/uploads/recording_bry7vv0s/MyAsset.mp4"

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)

## Response 422 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)