How is the upload API used in Cloudinary?
The REST API methods can be called directly from your own custom code or by using one of Cloudinary’s SDKs that wrap the REST API and greatly simplify the use of its methods. The authenticated upload is done over HTTPS using a secure protocol based on the cloud_name, api_key and api_secret parameters of your account.
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Where can I find my Cloudinary API key?
Your Cloudinary API Key and API Secret (which can be found on the Dashboard page of your Cloudinary Console) are used for authentication. You can experiment with returning a list of the images in your own Cloudinary account by replacing API_KEY, API_SECRET, and CLOUD_NAME in the following cURL command:
When to use Cloudinary for REST API calls?
(Required for REST API calls) This is used to authenticate the request and is based on the parameters you use in the request. When using the Cloudinary SDKs, the signature is automatically generated and added to the request. If you manually generate your own POST request, you must also manually generate this signature and add it to the request.
How to upload multiple images with Cloudinary and Node JS?
Out of the box, cloudinary’s node.js library allows us to load a single image/file at a time, we’re going to use the strength of JavaScript promises, and also async/await to work around this. If you look closely, our route’s callback function has an ‘async’ keyword in front of it, declaring it as an asynchronous function.
What are the parameters of the Cloudinary SDK?
When using the Cloudinary SDKs, these parameters are typically set globally, but can instead be provided with each call.
How many characters are allowed in the Cloudinary API?
The characters = and ❘ can be accepted as values when prefixed with a backslash (//). Metadata values are limited to 1,024 characters, and you can set a maximum of 1,000 different metadata values on an asset. Either to retrieve the predominant colors and the color histogram of the loaded image.
Do you need to generate a signature for Cloudinary?
The Cloudinary SDKs automatically generate this signature for you, so you only need to add it when using REST API calls directly to the endpoint. For more details on how to manually generate a signature, see the Generating Authentication Signatures documentation.