Upload file to Wordpress using REST API (python)

upload_file_to_wordpress.py

import base64, requests, logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', datefmt='%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p')

# This solution was inspired by an existing script https://gist.github.com/openroomxyz/f32021d077d1be5235ceb1a716d1e37a
# This script includes further documentation and explanation than the solution by @openroomxyz

### -------- VALUES TO BE MODIFIED (start) -------- ###

URL = "https://mydomain.com"
USERNAME = "admin"

# Important: The application password is not the same as the login password (the username is) 
# To create an application password, go to wp-admin -> Users -> Edit User 
# See documentation on the application passwords: 
# https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/authentication/#basic-authentication-with-application-passwords
APPLICATION_PASSWORD = "XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX"

path_to_file_to_be_uploaded = "C://Users//X//Desktop//X//X.pdf"

### -------- VALUES TO BE MODIFIED (end)  -------- ###

def create_header(username, application_password):
    credentials = username + ':' + application_password
    token = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode())
    header = {'Authorization': 'Basic ' + token.decode('utf-8')}
    return header


def upload_file_to_wordpress(file_path):
    logging.info(f"Uploading file to WordPress ({URL}): {file_path}")
    media = {'file': open(file_path, "rb")}

    # Documentation of the API: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/media/
    response = requests.post(URL + "/wp-json/wp/v2/media", headers=create_header(USERNAME, APPLICATION_PASSWORD),
                             files=media)
    if response.status_code == 201:
        logging.info(f"File uploaded successfully: {response.json()['link']}")
    else:
        logging.error(f"Error uploading file (status: {response.status_code}): {response.text}")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    upload_file_to_wordpress(path_to_file_to_be_uploaded)

Hello, looks nice, were you having this error when developing:

Error uploading file (status: 401): {"code":"rest_cannot_create","message":"Lo siento, no tienes permisos con este usuario para crear entradas. ","data":{"status":401}}

Thanks.

No - I did not have that problem. From the error message I would assume that your user just does not have sufficient rights (so not the correct role within Wordpress)

I guess the your user will need the role Administrator / Editor / Author to upload files, and as mentioned: it is important that you create an application password which is not the same as the one with which you usually log in to the admin/editing interface