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UploadThing app and token

Sign up to UploadThing, create an app in the dashboard, and copy its token into UPLOADTHING_TOKEN.

Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · UploadThing · provider site

Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
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Steps

Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.

  1. Sign up to UploadThing

    The person signs up on the UploadThing dashboard. verapli never creates the account.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You press submit

    Where: https://uploadthing.com/dashboard

  2. Create an app

    Create a new app in the dashboard.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You press submit
    • After: Sign up to UploadThing

  3. Copy the token

    Copy the app's token from the dashboard into UPLOADTHING_TOKEN.

    • verapli co-pilot
    • After: Create an app

    verapli captures UPLOADTHING_TOKEN here by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.

    Where: https://uploadthing.com/dashboard

Terms and gotchas

Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.

Worth knowingThe rules say

The free 2 GB is shared across all apps on the account; regions and private files are paid features. [2]

What you end up with

Env varSecretFormatWhat it is
UPLOADTHING_TOKENsecretToken the UploadThing SDK uses to talk to the service.

Pricing

  • Free tier: 2 GB storage shared between all apps.
  • Costs: 100GB App $10/month; Usage Based $25/month incl. 250 GB, then $0.08/GB.

Source [2]

For agents

The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/uploadthing/app · requirements /api/v1/requirements/uploadthing/app · terms /api/v1/terms/uploadthing/app.

Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp

> "What do I need for UploadThing app and token, and how long will it take?"
  → tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "uploadthing/app" }

Sources

  1. UploadThing Next.js App Router setup UPLOADTHING_TOKEN in .env is the token for the SDK; sign up and create one from the dashboard. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  2. UploadThing pricing Free 2GB App $0/month, 2 GB storage shared between all apps, 7-day audit logs; 100GB App $10/month with regions and private files; Usage Based $25/month incl. 250 GB then $0.08/GB. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official

Provider rules change. This page is generated from verapli registry version 2026.1025.387; spotted something out of date? Tell us. UploadThing is not affiliated with verapli.