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How to upload an image using Photo API

Summary

Here are different examples to upload a new photo using Photo API

Procedure

1: ANS from file, no ID

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.{{org}}.arcpublishing.com/photo/api/v2/photos \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form ans=@/Users/test/Documents/photo_ans_test.json

2: ANS from file, ID in ANS, no ID in URL path

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.{{org}}.arcpublishing.com/photo/api/v2/photos \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form ans=@/Users/test/Documents/photo_ans_test2.json

3: ANS from file ID in ANS, ID in URL path

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.{{org}}.arcpublishing.com/photo/api/v2/photos/B3BTTESTNAWNYEUP2VOBDINLPI \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
  --header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
  --form ans=@/Users/test/Documents/photo_ans_test3.json

4: ANS from JSON, ID in ANS, ID in URL path

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.{{org}}.arcpublishing.com/photo/api/v2/photos/B4BTTESTNAWNYEUP2VOBDINLPI?=' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "_id": "B4BTTESTNAWNYEUP2VOBDINLPI",
    "version": "0.10.7",
    "type": "image",
    "owner": {
        "id": "{{org}}"
    },
    "additional_properties": {
        "originalUrl": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1654452698901-cf57845dd7a7"
   }
}'

5: ANS from JSON, no ID in ANS

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.{{org}}.arcpublishing.com/photo/api/v2/photos' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "version": "0.10.10",
    "type": "image",
    "owner": {
        "id": "{{org}}"
    },
    "additional_properties": {
        "originalUrl": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1654452698901-cf57845dd7a7"
   }
}'

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