# Upscale Content

Source: https://recoupable.dev/docs/api-reference/content/upscale

Upscale an image or video to higher resolution. Pass the URL and specify the type. Returns the upscaled URL.

## POST /api/content/upscale

Full OpenAPI specification: https://recoupable.dev/docs/spec/content.json

## Authentication

This operation requires one of the security alternatives in the specification below. Security scheme definitions are included where present in the published specification.

[Authentication guide](https://recoupable.dev/docs/authentication)

## Operation and referenced schemas

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Recoup API - Content",
    "description": "API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the music industry",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT"
    },
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.recoupable.dev"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/content/upscale": {
      "post": {
        "description": "Upscale an image or video to higher resolution. Pass the URL and specify the type. Returns the upscaled URL.",
        "security": [
          {
            "apiKeyAuth": []
          },
          {
            "bearerAuth": []
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "Upscale parameters",
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentCreateUpscaleRequest"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Media upscaled successfully",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentCreateUpscaleResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Validation failed — invalid or missing request body fields",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "Unauthorized — invalid or missing API key",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "500": {
            "description": "Internal server error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContentErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ContentCreateUpscaleRequest": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "url",
          "type"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "URL of the image or video to upscale"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "image",
              "video"
            ],
            "description": "Whether the input is an image or video"
          },
          "upscale_factor": {
            "type": "number",
            "minimum": 1,
            "maximum": 4,
            "default": 2,
            "description": "Upscale multiplier (1-4x). Defaults to 2x."
          },
          "target_resolution": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "720p",
              "1080p",
              "1440p",
              "2160p"
            ],
            "description": "Target output resolution. When provided, overrides upscale_factor with a resolution-based upscale."
          }
        }
      },
      "ContentCreateUpscaleResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "URL of the upscaled image or video"
          }
        }
      },
      "ContentErrorResponse": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "error"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "error": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Error message describing what went wrong",
            "example": "Unauthorized"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "apiKeyAuth": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key",
        "description": "Your Recoup API key. [Learn more](/quickstart#api-keys)."
      },
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
```