# wp_upload_media

Uploads a file to the WordPress media library.
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | Default | Examples |
| ------------- | -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- |
| `file_path` | `string` | ✅ | The local, absolute path to the file to upload. | - | `example` |
| `title` | `string` | ❌ | The title for the media item. | - | `My Blog Post`, `Hello World` |
| `alt_text` | `string` | ❌ | Alternative text for the media item (for accessibility). | - | `example` |
| `caption` | `string` | ❌ | The caption for the media item. | - | `example` |
| `description` | `string` | ❌ | The description for the media item. | - | `example` |
| `post` | `number` | ❌ | The ID of a post to attach this media to. | - | `example` |
## Examples
### Basic media Usage
Simple example of using wp_upload_media
**Command:**
```bash
wp_upload_media --file_path="example_value"
```
**Response:**
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {},
"message": "wp_upload_media executed successfully"
}
```
**Error Example (Authentication failure):**
```json
{
"error": "Authentication failed",
"message": "Invalid credentials or insufficient permissions"
}
```
### Advanced media Configuration
Comprehensive example using all available parameters
**Command:**
```bash
wp_upload_media --file_path="example_value" --title="Example Post Title" --alt_text="example_value" --caption="example_value" --description="example_value" --post="example_value"
```
**Response:**
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {},
"message": "wp_upload_media executed successfully"
}
```
## Required Permissions
This tool requires the following WordPress user capabilities:
- `upload_files`
**Note:** The authenticated user must have these capabilities to successfully execute this tool.
## Response Format
**Return Type:** `object`
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
// object response data
},
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"tool": "wp_upload_media",
"site": "site1"
}
}
```
## Error Handling
### AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
**Message:** Authentication failed **Description:** Invalid credentials or insufficient permissions **Resolution:**
Check your authentication credentials and user permissions
### VALIDATION_ERROR
**Message:** Parameter validation failed **Description:** One or more required parameters are missing or invalid
**Resolution:** Review the required parameters and their formats
### NOT_FOUND
**Message:** Resource not found **Description:** The requested resource does not exist **Resolution:** Verify the
resource ID and ensure it exists
### PERMISSION_DENIED
**Message:** Insufficient permissions **Description:** The user does not have permission to perform this action
**Resolution:** Contact an administrator to grant the necessary permissions
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