curl --request POST \
--url https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{}'import requests
url = "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images"
payload = {}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({})
};
fetch('https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images"
payload := strings.NewReader("{}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "f0a1b2c3-d4e5-4f60-8a7b-9c0d1e2f3a4b",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-hero.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"created_at": "2026-06-02T14:11:09Z",
"updated_at": "2026-07-18T09:30:22Z",
"attributes": {
"file_name": "aria-hero.jpg",
"image_url": "https://cdn.merchkit.example/aria/aria-hero.jpg",
"alt_text": "Aria Oak Dining Table — front hero shot"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "validation_failed",
"message": "Unknown attribute key(s): colour.",
"documentation_url": "https://docs.merchkit.com/developers/errors#validation_failed",
"is_retriable": false,
"retry_after_seconds": null,
"alternative_action": "List valid attribute keys via GET /v1/attributes?type=product.",
"request_id": "req_01j9x2k8",
"field_errors": [
{
"field": "colour",
"issue": "not_a_defined_attribute"
}
]
}
}Create an image
Creates an image and returns the full resource — no follow-up GET needed. attributes uses the same one-map write shape as PATCH (references inline as UUIDs or {id} stubs). Unknown attribute keys are rejected with 400.
Scope: write:images.
curl --request POST \
--url https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{}'import requests
url = "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images"
payload = {}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({})
};
fetch('https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images"
payload := strings.NewReader("{}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://www.merchkit.com/api/v1/images")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "f0a1b2c3-d4e5-4f60-8a7b-9c0d1e2f3a4b",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-hero.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"created_at": "2026-06-02T14:11:09Z",
"updated_at": "2026-07-18T09:30:22Z",
"attributes": {
"file_name": "aria-hero.jpg",
"image_url": "https://cdn.merchkit.example/aria/aria-hero.jpg",
"alt_text": "Aria Oak Dining Table — front hero shot"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "validation_failed",
"message": "Unknown attribute key(s): colour.",
"documentation_url": "https://docs.merchkit.com/developers/errors#validation_failed",
"is_retriable": false,
"retry_after_seconds": null,
"alternative_action": "List valid attribute keys via GET /v1/attributes?type=product.",
"request_id": "req_01j9x2k8",
"field_errors": [
{
"field": "colour",
"issue": "not_a_defined_attribute"
}
]
}
}Authorizations
Workspace-scoped API key (mk_live_...). Each operation lists the scope it requires in x-required-scopes. See the Authentication guide for the full scope table and key management.
Body
Optional parent image (products: creates a variant).
Map of attribute key → new value (sparse — only keys being written). Scalars set the value; null OR "" clears it (the key then disappears from reads). A single-reference key accepts a bare UUID string or an {id} object; a list-reference key accepts an array of either — list writes REPLACE the current set. Read stubs re-sent verbatim are valid writes (extra stub fields like type/label are ignored). Unknown keys are a 400; select values must be one of the attribute's acceptable_values.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Response
The created image (full resource).
The one shape for every entity read and mutation response. System fields live at the top level; every customer-defined key lives in attributes, so customer keys can never collide with system ones.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
{
"id": "9b2f6c1e-8a04-4c6e-b0d3-5f2f6f7a9e21",
"type": "product",
"label": "Aria Oak Dining Table",
"parent_id": null,
"created_at": "2026-06-02T14:11:09Z",
"updated_at": "2026-07-18T09:30:22Z",
"attributes": {
"sku": "ARIA-DT-72",
"product_name": "Aria Oak Dining Table",
"price": 1299,
"material": "White Oak",
"vendor": {
"id": "77e1b2aa-6b3d-4f19-9d10-8c2a5e7f4b21",
"type": "vendor",
"label": "Nordic Timber Co."
},
"category": {
"id": "c41d09f3-2e85-47a6-b93c-d5f8e1a20c67",
"type": "category",
"label": "Dining Tables"
},
"gallery_images": [
{
"id": "f0a1b2c3-d4e5-4f60-8a7b-9c0d1e2f3a4b",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-hero.jpg"
},
{
"id": "f0a2c3d4-e5f6-4a70-9b8c-0d1e2f3a4b5c",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-detail.jpg"
},
{
"id": "f0a3d4e5-f6a7-4b80-8c9d-1e2f3a4b5c6d",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-side.jpg"
},
{
"id": "f0a4e5f6-a7b8-4c90-9dae-2f3a4b5c6d7e",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-lifestyle.jpg"
},
{
"id": "f0a5f6a7-b8c9-4da0-8ebf-3a4b5c6d7e8f",
"type": "image",
"label": "aria-packshot.jpg"
}
]
}
}
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