diff --git a/keyserver/src/uploads/media-utils.js b/keyserver/src/uploads/media-utils.js
--- a/keyserver/src/uploads/media-utils.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/uploads/media-utils.js
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@
   });
 }
 
+function getMediaType(inputMimeType: string): 'photo' | 'video' | null {
+  if (!serverCanHandleTypes.has(inputMimeType)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const mediaType = mediaConfig[inputMimeType]?.mediaType;
+  invariant(
+    mediaType === 'photo' || mediaType === 'video',
+    `mediaType for ${inputMimeType} should be photo or video`,
+  );
+  return mediaType;
+}
+
 type ValidateAndConvertInput = {
   +initialBuffer: Buffer,
   +initialName: string,
@@ -63,14 +75,10 @@
       'inputDimensions should be set in validateAndConvert for encrypted files',
     );
 
-    if (!serverCanHandleTypes.has(inputMimeType)) {
+    const mediaType = getMediaType(inputMimeType);
+    if (!mediaType) {
       return null;
     }
-    const mediaType = mediaConfig[inputMimeType]?.mediaType;
-    invariant(
-      mediaType === 'photo' || mediaType === 'video',
-      `mediaType for ${inputMimeType} should be photo or video`,
-    );
 
     return {
       name: initialName,
@@ -216,4 +224,4 @@
   };
 }
 
-export { validateAndConvert };
+export { getMediaType, validateAndConvert };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/uploads/uploads.js b/keyserver/src/uploads/uploads.js
--- a/keyserver/src/uploads/uploads.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/uploads/uploads.js
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import multer from 'multer';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
+import t from 'tcomb';
 
 import type {
+  UploadMediaMetadataRequest,
   UploadMultimediaResult,
   UploadDeletionRequest,
   Dimensions,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { ServerError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { tShape } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
-import { validateAndConvert } from './media-utils.js';
+import { getMediaType, validateAndConvert } from './media-utils.js';
+import type { UploadInput } from '../creators/upload-creator.js';
 import createUploads from '../creators/upload-creator.js';
 import { deleteUpload } from '../deleters/upload-deleters.js';
 import {
@@ -22,6 +26,7 @@
 } from '../fetchers/upload-fetchers.js';
 import type { MulterRequest } from '../responders/handlers.js';
 import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
+import { validateInput } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 const upload = multer();
 const multerProcessor: Middleware<> = upload.array('multimedia');
@@ -89,6 +94,44 @@
   return { results };
 }
 
+const uploadMediaMetadataInputValidator = tShape({
+  filename: t.String,
+  width: t.Number,
+  height: t.Number,
+  blobHolder: t.String,
+  encryptionKey: t.String,
+  mimeType: t.String,
+  loop: t.maybe(t.Boolean),
+});
+
+async function uploadMediaMetadataResponder(
+  viewer: Viewer,
+  input: any,
+): Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> {
+  const request: UploadMediaMetadataRequest = input;
+  await validateInput(viewer, uploadMediaMetadataInputValidator, input);
+
+  const mediaType = getMediaType(request.mimeType);
+  if (!mediaType) {
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+  }
+
+  const { filename, blobHolder, encryptionKey, mimeType, width, height, loop } =
+    request;
+  const uploadInfo: UploadInput = {
+    name: filename,
+    mime: mimeType,
+    mediaType,
+    content: { storage: 'blob_service', blobHolder },
+    encryptionKey,
+    dimensions: { width, height },
+    loop: loop ?? false,
+  };
+
+  const [result] = await createUploads(viewer, [uploadInfo]);
+  return result;
+}
+
 async function uploadDownloadResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
   req: $Request,
@@ -168,4 +211,5 @@
   multimediaUploadResponder,
   uploadDownloadResponder,
   uploadDeletionResponder,
+  uploadMediaMetadataResponder,
 };
diff --git a/lib/types/media-types.js b/lib/types/media-types.js
--- a/lib/types/media-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/media-types.js
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@
   +id: string,
 };
 
+export type UploadMediaMetadataRequest = {
+  ...Dimensions,
+  +filename: string,
+  +blobHolder: string,
+  +encryptionKey: string,
+  +mimeType: string,
+  +loop?: boolean,
+};
+
 export type FFmpegStatistics = {
   // seconds of video being processed per second
   +speed: number,