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# Upload sidecar audio

POST https://device.example.com:443/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/{id}/audio
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Upload audio for asset

Reference: https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/harmonic/api/vos/asset-acquisition/upload-sidecar-audio

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — Unique identifier of an asset

### Query parameters

- `audioLanguage` (string, required) — Language of audio
- `audioType` (enum, optional, default: UNDEFINED) — Type of audio
  - Allowed values: `UNDEFINED`, `CLEAN_EFFECTS`, `HEARING_IMPAIRED`, `VISUAL_IMPAIRED_COMMENTARY`
- `streamName` (string, optional) — Stream name
- `audioTrim` (integer, optional, default: 0) — Duration in milliseconds to trim from the beginning of the audio

### Body (multipart/form-data)

This endpoint expects a multipart form containing a file.

- `sidecarAudio` (file, required) — File to be uploaded as sidecar audio

## Response

### 200

OK

### 201

Created

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `any`

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `any`

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `any`

## Examples

### Example 1

**Request**

```json
{
  "sidecarAudio": "<file: [object Object]>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio"

querystring = {"audioLanguage":"audioLanguage"}

files = { "sidecarAudio": "open('[object Object]', 'rb')" }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('sidecarAudio', '[object Object]');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'sidecarAudio',
        'filename' => '[object Object]',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "sidecarAudio",
    "fileName": "[object Object]"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Example 2

**Request**

```json
{
  "sidecarAudio": "<file: [object Object]>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio"

querystring = {"audioLanguage":"audioLanguage"}

files = { "sidecarAudio": "open('[object Object]', 'rb')" }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('sidecarAudio', '[object Object]');

const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'sidecarAudio',
        'filename' => '[object Object]',
        'contents' => null
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"sidecarAudio\"; filename=\"[object Object]\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "sidecarAudio",
    "fileName": "[object Object]"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://device.example.com/cluster1/vos-api/asset-acquisition/v1/asset/id/audio?audioLanguage=audioLanguage")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```