# Update channel banner

`POST /api/v1/video-channels/{channelHandle}/banner/pick`

Authentication (security requirement alternatives):

```json
[
  {
    "OAuth2": []
  }
]
```

- OAuth2: oauth2. Authenticating via OAuth requires the following steps:
- Have an activated account
- [Generate] an access token for that account at `/api/v1/users/token`.
- Make requests with the *Authorization: Bearer <token\>* header
- Profit, depending on the role assigned to the account

Note that the __access token is valid for 1 day__ and is given
along with a __refresh token valid for 2 weeks__.

[Generate]: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api/rest-getting-started


Parameters:

- `channelHandle` (path, string, required) - The video channel handle
  Type: string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "my_username | my_username@example.com"
  ```

Request body: multipart/form-data

Type: object

- `bannerfile` (optional)
  Type: string, binary
  
  The file to upload.

Responses:

- 200: successful operation

Content type: application/json

Type: object

- `banners` (optional)
  Type: Array<ActorImage>
  
  Items:
    Reference: [ActorImage](https://sourcey-peertube.pages.dev/api-rest-reference/models/actorimage.md); Type: ActorImage

- 413: image file too large

## Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://peertube2.cpy.re/api/v1/video-channels/my_username%20%7C%20my_username%40example.com/banner/pick' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const form = new FormData();
const response = await fetch('https://peertube2.cpy.re/api/v1/video-channels/my_username%20%7C%20my_username%40example.com/banner/pick', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {"Authorization":"Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"},
  body: form,
});
console.log(await response.text());
```

### Python

```python
import requests
from contextlib import ExitStack

with ExitStack() as stack:
    files = [
    ]
    response = requests.request('POST', 'https://peertube2.cpy.re/api/v1/video-channels/my_username%20%7C%20my_username%40example.com/banner/pick', headers={"Authorization":"Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"}, files=files)
    print(response.text)
```