# image_metadata on POST /v1_1/{}/{}/upload is deprecated

Cloudinary API deprecated POST /v1_1/{id}/{id}/upload, body parameter image_metadata without giving a shutdown date yet.

The body parameter image_metadata on POST /v1_1/{id}/{id}/upload is deprecated without an announced shutdown date. Requests relying on this parameter will eventually fail once it is fully removed.

## What to use instead

Send media_metadata=true instead of image_metadata.

- API: Cloudinary API (api.cloudinary.com)
- Kind: Parameter removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /v1_1/{id}/{id}/upload`, `body parameter image_metadata`
- Source: [Announcement](https://cloudinary.com/documentation/image_upload_api_reference)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Cloudinary API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/cloudinary-api/breaking-changes/image-metadata-on-post-v1-1-upload-is-deprecated/

## Cloudinary API's words

> Deprecated. Use media_metadata instead.

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