[preview] Create a fleet installer photo upload.

post

https://api.samsara.com/preview/fleet/installer/photo-uploads

Creates a fleet installer photo upload session and returns a presigned S3 PUT URL. Upload the file bytes directly to the presigned URL using the headers in uploadContext, then call POST /fleet/installer/photo-uploads/complete to finalize.

Rate limit: 100 requests/min (learn more about rate limits here).

To use this endpoint, select Write Devices under the Devices category when creating or editing an API token. Learn More.

Endpoints in this section are in Preview. These APIs are not functional and are instead for soliciting feedback from our API users on the intended design of this API. Additionally, it is not guaranteed that we will be releasing an endpoint included in this section to production. This means that developers should NOT rely on these APIs to build business critical applications

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Body Params

Request body for creating a fleet installer photo upload session.

contentMd5

string

required

length between 24 and 24

Base64-encoded MD5 of the file bytes. Signed into the presigned URL as Content-MD5; object storage verifies upload integrity on PUT. Must be exactly 24 characters (base64-encoded 16-byte MD5 digest).

deviceId

string

required

Samsara device ID. The device must belong to the caller's organization.

fileFormatType

string

enum

required

File format. Samsara maps this to the corresponding MIME type for the presigned URL. Valid values: imageJpeg, imagePng

Allowed:

fileName

string

required

length between 1 and 255

^[^/\\]+$

Original file name. Max 255 characters; printable characters only; no null bytes or path separators (/ or ).

hardwareType

string

enum

required

Hardware category of the device being installed. Valid values: vehicleGateway, assetGateway, camera, cameraConnector, environmentalMonitor, assetTag, trackingLabel

Allowed:

photoType

string

enum

required

Purpose of the photo. Valid values: installPhoto, assetPhoto

Allowed:

sizeBytes

integer

required

1 to 10485760

File size in bytes. Validated against the maximum allowed size (10 MB) and signed into the presigned URL as Content-Length.

Responses

200OK response.

401Unauthorized response.

404Not Found response.

405Method Not Allowed response.

429Too Many Requests response.

500Internal Server Error response.

501Not Implemented response.

502Bad Gateway response.

503Service Unavailable response.

504Gateway Timeout response.

defaultBad Request response.