---
title: "Create a delivery"
method: POST
path: "/distribution/v1/deliveries"
tags: ["Deliveries"]
---

# Create a delivery

`POST /distribution/v1/deliveries`

Creates a delivery from an uploaded release file. Call this after uploading the ZIP to the URL returned by `POST /distribution/v1/deliveries/files`. Returns a `delivery_id` and initial `status`.

## Request body

- CreateDeliveryRequest
  - `musixmatch_user_id` string, required — The Musixmatch user ID of the artist, obtained via token introspection of the user's access token
  - `file_id` integer, required — The file identifier returned by `POST /distribution/v1/deliveries/files`

## Response `201`

Delivery created.

- CreateDeliveryEnvelope
  - `message` string — Descriptive message of performed operation
  - `data` object
    - `delivery` object
      - `delivery_id` integer — Unique identifier for this delivery
      - `status` 'pending' | 'progress' | 'success' | 'failure' — Initial processing status of the delivery

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request — invalid or missing parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token
- `404` — Not found — the uploaded file does not exist.
- `502` — Bad gateway — upstream service call failed or returned an unexpected response

---

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