---
title: CreateMediaInput - GraphQL Admin
description: The input fields required to create a media object.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: input_object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/CreateMediaInput
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/CreateMediaInput.txt
---

# Create​Media​Input

input\_object

The input fields required to create a media object.

## Fields

* alt

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String)

  The alt text associated with the media.

* media​Content​Type

  [Media​Content​Type!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/enums/MediaContentType)

  non-null

  The media content type.

* original​Source

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The original source of the media object. This might be an external URL or a staged upload URL.

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## Mutations using this input

* [product​Create.​media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productCreate#argument-media)

  MUTATION

* [product​Update.​media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productUpdate#argument-media)

  MUTATION

* [product​Variants​Bulk​Create.​media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productVariantsBulkCreate#argument-media)

  MUTATION

* [product​Variants​Bulk​Update.​media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productVariantsBulkUpdate#argument-media)

  MUTATION

* [product​Create​Media.​media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productCreateMedia#argument-media)

  MUTATION

  Deprecated

***

## Map

### Mutations using this input

* <\~>[product​Create.media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productCreate#argument-media)
* <\~>[product​Update.media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productUpdate#argument-media)
* <\~>[product​Variants​Bulk​Create.media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productVariantsBulkCreate#argument-media)
* <\~>[product​Variants​Bulk​Update.media](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/productVariantsBulkUpdate#argument-media)