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Method: accounts.locations.media.startUpload
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Last updated 2024-10-16 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2024-10-16 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eGenerates a \u003ccode\u003eMediaItemDataRef\u003c/code\u003e for initiating media uploads to a specified Google My Business location.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUtilizes an HTTP POST request to the designated endpoint with an empty request body.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eRequires providing the location's resource name as a path parameter in the request URL.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUpon successful execution, returns a \u003ccode\u003eMediaItemDataRef\u003c/code\u003e object in the response body.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eNeeds authorization with specific OAuth scopes for managing business data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: accounts.locations.media.startUpload\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization Scopes](#body.aspect)\n\nGenerates a `MediaItemDataRef` for media item uploading.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://mybusiness.googleapis.com/v4/{parent=accounts/*/locations/*}/media:startUpload`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `parent` | `string` The resource name of the location this media item is to be added to. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [MediaItemDataRef](/my-business/reference/rest/v4/accounts.locations.media#MediaItem.MediaItemDataRef).\n\n### Authorization Scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.business.manage`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/business.manage`\n\nFor more information, see the [OAuth 2.0 Overview](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2)."]]