photosV2.getUploadUrl
The method starts photo upload workflow and returns an upload URL
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| uid | false | ID of user who uploads photos. Parameter must be set when there is no session. | |
| aid | false | Album ID. If not set photos will be added to the Personal album. | |
| gid | false | Group ID. Set this and aid to upload into a group album or to create a topic in a group. | |
| count | false | Number of photos to upload. Default: 1. | |
| placeholders | false | Returns an upload URL with placeholders rather than IDs. Allows uploading multiple images by small portions specifying IDs subset during the second stage. Default: false. | |
| topicLink | false | ||
| target_id | false | ||
| sizes | false | Comma-separated images sizes list in bytes. Allowed list lengths: 0 (not set), 1 (size of the largest image), and count. Allows to avoid proceeding to the stage 2 when some sizes exceed the limit. (If the parameter is not set and any image is too big, stage 2 will fail anyway.) |
Authorization
Session is optional (for External applications - required)Required permissions
- PHOTO_CONTENT
See the full image upload example (in Russian)

