# Upload with py script via terminal issue

**URL:** <https://forum.frame.io/t/upload-with-py-script-via-terminal-issue/2707>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** python, api\
**Created:** [July 24, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/upload-with-py-script-via-terminal-issue/2707 "2025-07-24T11:50:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevenwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@stevenwl](https://forum.frame.io/u/stevenwl)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/upload-with-py-script-via-terminal-issue/2707/1 "2025-07-24T11:50:16Z")

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Hi all,

I’m trying to upload video files programmatically to my [Frame.io](http://Frame.io) project using the v4 API with an Adobe IMS access token. However, when I make a POST request to:

[https://api.frame.io/v4/projects/{project\_id}/assets](https://api.frame.io/v4/projects/%7Bproject_id%7D/assets)

to create a new file asset, I get a consistent 404 Not Found error.

I’ve confirmed:

```
The project ID is correct.

The token has appropriate scopes.

Using GET /projects/{project_id}/assets?parent_id=null returns the root folder asset successfully.

```

The official docs mention an endpoint GET /projects/{project\_id}/assets/root to get the root folder asset, but that also returns 404 with my token.

It seems with Adobe IMS tokens, the /projects/{project\_id}/assets endpoint for asset creation might be disabled or replaced.

Has anyone else encountered this with IMS tokens? What’s the correct way to create/upload assets in a project using the v4 API with Adobe IMS tokens?

Any guidance or updated docs would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![CharlieAnderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.frame.io/charlieanderson/32/491_2.png) [@CharlieAnderson](https://forum.frame.io/u/CharlieAnderson)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/upload-with-py-script-via-terminal-issue/2707/2 "2025-07-24T15:11:39Z")

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@stevenwl to upload video files you have 2 options:  
Local Upload  
`POST https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/:account_id/folders/:folder_id/files/local_upload`  
Remote Upload  
`https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/:account_id/folders/:folder_id/files/remote_upload`

`POST https://api.frame.io/v4/projects/{project_id}/assets` doesn’t exist that is why you are getting a 404

I’m not sure how you are getting the root folder via `/projects/{project_id}/assets?parent_id=null`, as that doesn’t exist as an endpoint. The root folder is listed in the response when you list the or show the current project:

`GET https://api.frame.io/v4/accounts/:account_id/workspaces/:workspace_id/projects`

```auto
{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2024-01-25T19:18:29.614189Z",
      "description": "Project Description",
      "id": "032deb4f-fb44-4be8-918a-051f2c7faf20",
      "name": "My Project",
      "root_folder_id": "b2b934b9-9966-4586-b58a-3954f4127e8d", # <-- This here
      "storage": 15000,
      "updated_at": "2024-02-07T16:44:41.986478Z",
      "view_url": "https://next.frame.io/project/d5e6011c-2bc9-4596-be05-77d562627112/",
      "workspace_id": "f2d46ac3-d60e-4060-abf0-82984883ea1c",
      "owner": {
        "active": true,
        "avatar_url": "https://assets.frame.io/uploads/cd58cb8e-24b3-4448-8d0f-9532fcd04d11/original.png?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%3D%22foo.png&Expires=1729857600&Signature=L09h0pi82dCrMYjr9lMHBragByWYh1&Key-Pair-Id=KKI497NESTHMN",
        "email": "user_email@example.com",
        "id": "196C1A5666BF4EB00A49411B@176719f5667c82b4494214.e",
        "name": "Jon Doe"
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "next": "/v4/accounts/1234/workspaces/5678/projects?after=g3QAAAACZAACaWRtAAAAJGFiMmNiY2QzLWFkODQtNDQwMC05YTRkLWE1ZDRkMGE4ZTIxM2QABG5hbWVtAAAACVByb2plY3QgMg=="
  },
  "total_count": 10
}

```