Creating representations via api

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1

When I try to create a representation to an existing version using the api it keeps returning bad request for URL.

This is the data I am sending:

files_data = [{
    'name': 'jpg',
    'versionId': version_data['id'],
    'files': [
        {
            'name': 'imageresized.jpg',
            'path': '{root[work]}/PRPT/seq_001/SEQ_001_SHOT_001/publish/render/renderCMPMain/v001/imageresized.jpg',
        }
    ],
    'status': 'Active',
}]
rep_id = ayon_api.create_representation(project_name, name='jpg', version_id=version_data['id'], files=files_data)
print(rep_id)

And this is the response I am getting:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\ayon\.sandbox\ayon_09.py", line 161, in <module>
    rep_id = ayon_api.create_representation(project_name, name='jpg', version_id=version_data['id'], files=json_data)
  File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\ayon_api\_api.py", line 5506, in create_representation
    return con.create_representation(
  File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\ayon_api\server_api.py", line 7438, in create_representation
    response.raise_for_status()
  File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\ayon_api\server_api.py", line 275, in raise_for_status
    raise HTTPRequestError(message, exc.response)
ayon_api.exceptions.HTTPRequestError: 400 Client Error: Bad Request for url: http://192.168.15.50:5000/api/projects/PRPT/representations

This seems to be the same when i use the REST API also.

Can someone suggest how to go about this.

2

I’m not sure if you are using it correctly. you don’t have data or attrib for example.

https://docs.ayon.dev/ayon-python-api/ayon_api.html#ayon_api.create_representation

The rest API mentions that project_name, name, and versionId are required. But I’m not sure what other arguments are required when adding files in this case.

3

Tried giving that data too, but doesnt seem to work,

tt = {
    'status': 'Active',
    'files': [{
        'path': '{root[work]}/PRPT/seq_001/SEQ_001_SHOT_001/publish/render/renderCMPMain/v001/imageresized.jpg',
        'size': 114647,
        # 'id': 'ba502e82058f11fd0a64e047c16c50256',
        # 'hash': 'imageresized,jpg|1742477530,3845496|114647',
        'name': 'imageresized.jpg'}],
    'attrib': {
        'template': '{root[work]}/{project[name]}/{hierarchy}/{folder[name]}/publish/{product[type]}/{product[name]}/v{version:0>3}/{project[code]}_{folder[name]}_{product[name]}_v{version:0>3}<_{output}><.{frame:0>4}>.{ext}',
        'frameStart': 1001, 'handleStart': 0,
        'path': 'M:\\demo_project\\PRPT\\seq_001\\SEQ_001_SHOT_001\\publish\\render\\renderCMPMain\\v001\\imageresized.jpg',
        'handleEnd': 0, 'clipOut': 1, 'resolutionHeight': 1080, 'frameEnd': 1001, 'pixelAspect': 1.0,
        'description': None,
        'clipIn': 1, 'resolutionWidth': 1920, 'fps': 25.0, 'extension': None}, 'tags': [],
    'context': {'asset': 'SEQ_001_SHOT_001', 'ext': 'jpg', 'family': 'render',
                'folder': {'name': 'SEQ_001_SHOT_001', 'parents': ['seq_001'], 'path': '/seq_001/SEQ_001_SHOT_001',
                           'type': 'Shot'}, 'hierarchy': 'seq_001', 'output': 'baking',
                'product': {'name': 'renderCMPMain', 'type': 'render'}, 'project': {'code': 'PRPT', 'name': 'PRPT'},
                'representation': 'thumbnail', 'root': {'work': 'M:/demo_project'}, 'subset': 'renderCMPMain',
                'task': {'name': 'CMP', 'short': 'CMP', 'type': 'Comp'}, 'user': 'pavithraj', 'username': 'pavithraj',
                'version': 1},
    # 'id': 'b9f0484d058f11f08d89047c16c50256',
    'createdAt': '2025-03-20T13:32:11.341145+00:00', 'name': 'thumbnail',
    'active': True,
    'data': {
        'context': {
            'asset': 'SEQ_001_SHOT_001', 'ext': 'jpg', 'family': 'render',
            'folder': {
                'name': 'SEQ_001_SHOT_001', 'parents': ['seq_001'], 'path': '/seq_001/SEQ_001_SHOT_001',
                'type': 'Shot'
            },
            'hierarchy': 'seq_001',
            'output': 'baking',
            'product': {'name': 'renderCMPMain', 'type': 'render'},
            'project': {'code': 'PRPT', 'name': 'PRPT'},
            'representation': 'thumbnail',
            'root': {'work': 'M:/demo_project'},
            'subset': 'renderCMPMain',
            'task': {'name': 'CMP', 'short': 'CMP', 'type': 'Comp'},
            'user': 'pavithraj',
            'username': 'pavithraj', 'version': 1
        }
    },
    'traits': None,
    'versionId': 'b9ec4d24058f11f0bd8e047c16c50256'}
rep_id = ayon_api.create_representation(project_name, name='jpg', version_id=version_data['id'], files=tt)
print(rep_id)

but still getting the same error

4

It seems if i just do this

rep_id = ayon_api.create_representation(project_name, name='client_movB', version_id=version_data['id'])
print(rep_id)

it seems to create just the entry, how do i add files? i already have the files at the version folder,