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fal Storage API — Files

fal Storage API — Files. 1 operation. Lead operation: Initiate Asset Upload. Self-contained Naftiko capability for uploading binary inputs (images, audio, video, control maps) to fal's CDN so they can be passed by URL to model APIs.

fal Storage API — Files is a Naftiko capability published by fal, one of 7 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 1 operation across the POST method rooted at /v1/storage/uploads.

The capability includes 1 state-changing operation. Lead operation: Initiate a signed upload to fal’s CDN and return a public URL for use in model APIs. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include Fal, Storage, Files, and CDN.

Run with Naftiko FalStorageFilesCDN

What You Can Do

POST
Initiateupload — Initiate a new asset upload.
/v1/storage/uploads

MCP Tools

fal-initiate-upload

Initiate a signed upload to fal's CDN and return a public URL for use in model APIs.

Capability Spec

storage-files.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: fal Storage API — Files
  description: 'fal Storage API — Files. 1 operation. Lead operation: Initiate Asset Upload. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability for uploading binary inputs (images, audio, video, control maps) to fal''s CDN so they can be passed
    by URL to model APIs.'
  tags:
  - Fal
  - Storage
  - Files
  - CDN
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    FAL_KEY: FAL_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: storage-files
    baseUri: https://rest.alpha.fal.ai
    description: fal Storage API — Files business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: storage-upload
      path: /storage/upload/initiate
      operations:
      - name: initiateupload
        method: POST
        description: Request a signed upload URL and a public CDN URL for an asset.
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (`content_type`, `file_name`).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: Authorization
      value: 'Key {{env.FAL_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: storage-files-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for fal Storage API — Files.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/storage/uploads
      name: storage-upload
      description: REST surface for initiating uploads.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: initiateupload
        description: Initiate a new asset upload.
        call: storage-files.initiateupload
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: storage-files-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for fal Storage API — Files.
    tools:
    - name: fal-initiate-upload
      description: Initiate a signed upload to fal's CDN and return a public URL for use in model APIs.
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: storage-files.initiateupload
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.