---
title: "Create avatar upload"
method: POST
path: "/user/account/avatar"
tags: ["user-account"]
---

# Create avatar upload

`POST /user/account/avatar`

Start the avatar image upload workflow by requesting an upload target.

This endpoint is step 1 of a multi-step process and does not update the account avatar on its own.

Avatar upload workflow:

1. Call this endpoint to receive an upload payload, including image identifier and upload URL.
2. Upload the binary image directly to the returned URL.
3. Call PATCH /user/account/avatar with the returned image identifier to finalize.

The avatar is only applied after successful finalization.

## Response `200`

Upload URL

- ImageUpload — Direct upload URL for an image
  - `id` string, required — Image identifier
  - `uploadURL` string, uri, required — URL to upload the image

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