---
ref: tool:loom/upload-video
name: Upload a video
company: company:loom
workflows: []
access: [mcp]
tags: [capability:store-files, category:video, has:mcp]
docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/rovo-mcp/guides/supported-tools/
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Upload a video

Starts uploading a new video to Loom, the first of two steps before it is published.

Note: Step 1 of 2: once the upload is done, call `publishLoomVideo` to finalize the video. Both are deferred tools: find them with `discover` and run them through the execute tool for their risk tier.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "loom": { "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `createLoomVideoUpload`.

Server URL: https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp

Note: This is the Atlassian Rovo MCP server: if Atlassian is already set up, reuse that connection. Deferred Loom tools are found with `discover`.

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.