# Upload/override a backup tar.gz and generate metadata

post ` https://app.mk.io/api/v1/projects/:project_name/fleet/uploadBackup`

Upload/override a tar.gz file to blob storage and generate a metadata.json file containing the blob URL. The location is determined by the URL parameters.

RBAC Capability Required: `fleet.device.create`

## Authentication

Authorization Bearer

Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Path parameters

project
type: string  
Required

## Response

**201** The backup tar.gz file was uploaded and metadata generated.

No response body.

## Errors

**400 Bad Request**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**401 Unauthorized**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**403 Forbidden**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**404 Not Found**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**409 Conflict**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**429 Too Many Requests**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional

**500 Internal Server Error**  
error object [ErrorDetail](https://docs.mediakind.com/api-reference/fleets-api/schemas/errordetail) Required  
Pertinent information about the error

- **code**: string Required  
- **detail**: string Required  
- **extraDetail**: map from strings to any Optional