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# MediaAttachmentUploadUrl

# Package: aiSiteChat

# Namespace: Messages

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/ai-site-chat/messages/media-attachment-upload-url.md

## Permission Scopes:
Innovation Lab User: SCOPE.INNOVATION_LAB.USER

## Introduction

Allows site visitor to create upload url to use for uploading a file.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: mediaAttachmentUploadUrl
 Description: Allows site visitor to create upload url to use for uploading a file.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/v1/messages/files/generate-upload-url
 Method: GET
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  mimeType
 Method parameters: 
   query param name: fileName | type: fileName | description: File name 
   query param name: filePath | type: filePath   
   query param name: mimeType | type: mimeType | description: File type e.g. "image/png". | required: true
   query param name: parentFolderId | type: parentFolderId   
 Return type: MediaAttachmentUploadUrlResponse
  - name: uploadUrl | type: string | description:  


```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.aiSiteChat.Messages.mediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType, options)
 Description: Allows site visitor to create upload url to use for uploading a file.
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  mimeType
 Method parameters: 
   param name: mimeType | type: string | description: File type e.g. "image/png". | required: true
   param name: options | type: MediaAttachmentUploadUrlOptions  none 
        - name: fileName | type: string | description: File name 
 Return type: PROMISE<MediaAttachmentUploadUrlResponse>
  - name: uploadUrl | type: string | description:  


```

### Examples

### mediaAttachmentUploadUrl
```javascript
import { messages } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';

async function mediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType,options) {
  const response = await messages.mediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType,options);
};
```

### mediaAttachmentUploadUrl (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { messages } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myMediaAttachmentUploadUrlMethod(mimeType,options) {
  const elevatedMediaAttachmentUploadUrl = auth.elevate(messages.mediaAttachmentUploadUrl);
  const response = await elevatedMediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType,options);
}
```

### mediaAttachmentUploadUrl (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { messages } from '@wix/ai-site-chat';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { messages },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function mediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType,options) {
  const response = await myWixClient.messages.mediaAttachmentUploadUrl(mimeType,options);
};
```

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