# Initiate Media ZIP Packaging

Initiates ZIP packaging for the specified media at the given remote office. Returns a status response indicating the packaging progress. Poll this endpoint until `zipStatus` is `COMPLETED`, then call the Download Media API to retrieve the packaged media bundle.

## Endpoints

`PUT /emsapi/osdeployer/media/{mediaId}/createZipFile`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/emsapi/osdeployer/media/{mediaId}/createZipFile`

## Scope

`OSDMedia.UPDATE`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/mediaZipCreationStatus.v1+json`
- **Content-Type** (`string`, Mandatory): `application/json`

### Path Parameters

- **mediaId** (`string`, Mandatory): ID of OS deployer Media zip Creation.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://appdomain/emsapi/osdeployer/media/{mediaId}/createZipFile \
  --header 'Accept: application/mediaZipCreationStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body: `application/mediaZipFileStatus.v1+json`

- `isZipCreationInitiated` (`boolean`): True if the ZIP packaging process was successfully started; false if it could not be initiated.
- `mediaStatus` (`integer`): Current media status code. Present only when creating a ZIP for a remote office (value `14` = creating ZIP for remote office). Absent for primary office requests.

## Possible Response Codes

- **200**: HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

ZIP packaging started for a remote office; `mediaStatus` `14` indicates ZIP creation in progress.

```json
{
  "isZipCreationInitiated": true,
  "mediaStatus": 14
}
```

ZIP packaging started for the primary office; `mediaStatus` is absent for local office.

```json
{
  "isZipCreationInitiated": true
}
```

## Rate Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 50 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.