Runway Uploads API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Runway Characters Avatars Uploads API
  description: The Runway Characters API enables developers to build real-time conversational avatars powered by GWM-1, Runway's General World Model. Characters are fully custom conversational video agents that can be created from a single image with no fine-tuning required, supporting photorealistic or animated styles, human or non-human appearances. The API manages avatars, real-time sessions via WebRTC, and knowledge documents that avatars can reference during conversations. Sessions have a maximum duration of 5 minutes.
  version: '2024-11-06'
  contact:
    name: Runway Support
    url: https://support.runwayml.com/
  termsOfService: https://runwayml.com/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.dev.runwayml.com/v1
  description: Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Uploads
  description: Upload temporary media files that can be referenced in generation requests.
paths:
  /uploads:
    post:
      operationId: createUpload
      summary: Upload a temporary media file
      description: Uploads a temporary media file that can be referenced in subsequent API generation requests using a runway:// URI. The response includes an upload URL and form fields to complete the multipart upload. Once the upload completes, the runway:// URI is ready to use in generation requests.
      tags:
      - Uploads
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/RunwayVersion'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Upload initiated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid filename or unsupported media type
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    UploadRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - filename
      properties:
        filename:
          type: string
          description: The filename of the file to upload. Must have a valid file extension corresponding to a supported media type (image, video, or audio).
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message describing what went wrong.
        code:
          type: string
          description: A machine-readable error code identifying the type of error.
    UploadResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The identifier for the uploaded file, usable as a runway:// URI in generation requests.
        uploadUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The presigned URL to upload the file to via a multipart POST request.
        fields:
          type: object
          description: A dictionary of form fields to include in the multipart POST request when uploading to the uploadUrl.
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
  parameters:
    RunwayVersion:
      name: X-Runway-Version
      in: header
      required: true
      description: API version identifier. Must be set to the exact value 2024-11-06.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - '2024-11-06'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key passed via the HTTP Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. Obtain your API key from the Runway Developer Portal at https://dev.runwayml.com/.
externalDocs:
  description: Runway Characters Documentation
  url: https://docs.dev.runwayml.com/characters/