Upload Media

Uploads an image or video to Snapchat and returns a media_id, for use in raw snapchat_ads_create_creative payloads

Uploads an image or video to Snapchat and returns a media_id, for use in raw snapchat_ads_create_creative payloads. The dedicated create_*_ad operations upload their own media.

App	Snapchat Ads
Operation ID	snapchat_ads_upload_media
Type	Action
Connection	snapchat_ads (required)
Credits per run	1
Agent / MCP tool	Yes
Requires approval	Yes (write operation)

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
account	DynamicAccount	Yes	-	Select the Snapchat Ads account to upload the media to.
image_url	string	No	-	Image to upload. Provide an image or a video, not both. Accepts a direct URL, Google Drive share link (set to ‘Anyone with the link’), or Markifact uploaded file. Top snap images must be 1080x1920 PNG or JPG, max 5MB. The media_id output can be referenced in snapchat_ads_create_creative payloads, for example as top_snap_media_id or icon_media_id.
video_url	string	No	-	Video to upload. Provide an image or a video, not both. Top snap videos must be 1080x1920 MP4 or MOV, 3 to 180 seconds, up to 1GB (files over 32MB are uploaded in chunks automatically). Waits for Snapchat to finish processing before returning the media_id.
media_name	string	No	-	Optional name of the media in Snapchat. Max 375 characters. Defaults to the file name when omitted.

Output

Type: Dict

Returns the uploaded Snapchat media details.

Fields: media_id, media_name, media_type, media_status, download_link