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title: Basic video uploads
description: Upload video files under 200 MB to Cloudflare Stream using the dashboard or API.
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# Basic video uploads

## Basic Uploads

For files smaller than 200 MB, you can use simple form-based uploads.

## Upload through the Cloudflare dashboard

1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the **Stream** page.  
[ Go to **Videos** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/stream/videos)
2. Drag and drop your video into the **Quick upload** area. You can also click to browse for the file on your machine.

After the video finishes uploading, the video appears in the list.

## Upload with the Stream API

Make a `POST` request with the `content-type` header set to `multipart/form-data` and include the media as an input with the name set to `file`.

Upload video POST request

```

curl --request POST \

--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \

--form file=@/Users/user_name/Desktop/my-video.mp4 \

https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/stream


```

Note

Note that cURL's `--form` flag automatically configures the `content-type` header and maps `my-video.mp4` to a form input called `file`.

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