# Bytescale

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/bytescale/  
**Website:** https://www.bytescale.com  
**APIs profiled:** 3

Bytescale (formerly Upload.io) is a file upload, storage, image / video / audio processing, and CDN platform for developers. A simple REST API uploads files (binary, multipart form data, or from a URL), manages files and folders, and serves optimized media through real-time, URL-based transformations on a global CDN.

## Kin Score — 37.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-24 under rubric 0.13.0. Trend: flat (-0.4 from 37.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 51.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: yes (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Bytescale Files API** — The Files API from Bytescale — 3 operation(s) for files.
- **Bytescale Folders API** — The Folders API from Bytescale — 2 operation(s) for folders.
- **Bytescale Upload API** — The Upload API from Bytescale — 3 operation(s) for upload.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Bytescale Agentic Access** — 9 operations · 7 acting

## Security (2)

- **Bytescale Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Bytescale Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Bytescale Plans Pricing**

## Tags

File Upload, Storage, Image Processing, CDN, Media

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/bytescale/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.