diff --git a/lib/api/index.js b/lib/api/index.js
index c587a2b..e4becfd 100644
--- a/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/lib/api/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Api {
     minioUser = null,
     minioPassword = null,
     minioBucket = null,
+    defaultMediaProvider = null,
   }) {
     this.jwt = jwt;
     this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
@@ -59,11 +60,13 @@ class Api {
     this.usersEntity = usersEntity;
     this.accessTokenUserIdKey = accessTokenUserIdKey;
     this.softDeletes = softDeletes;
-    this.minioOptions = {
-      minioApi,
-      minioUser,
-      minioPassword,
-      minioBucket,
+    this.mediaOptions = {
+      [defaultMediaProvider]: {
+        minioApi,
+        minioUser,
+        minioPassword,
+        minioBucket,
+      },
     };
   }
 
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ class Api {
    * @returns {object} The items object
    */
   items(name) {
-    return new Items(name, axios, this.minioOptions);
+    return new Items(name, axios, this.mediaOptions);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/items.js b/lib/api/items.js
index 73a8088..3551a9e 100644
--- a/lib/api/items.js
+++ b/lib/api/items.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ export default class Items {
    * @param {object} axios The axios instance to be used for API requests
    * @param {object} preProcessorOptions global configuration object
    */
-  constructor(name, axios, preProcessorOptions) {
+  constructor(name, axios, mediaOptions) {
     this.name = name;
     this.axios = axios;
-    this.preProcessorOptions = preProcessorOptions;
+    this.mediaOptions = mediaOptions;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -240,11 +240,34 @@ export default class Items {
     if (opts.preProcessors) {
       await Promise.all(
         Object.keys(opts.preProcessors).map(async (prop) => {
-          payload[prop] = await preProcessors[opts.preProcessors[prop]](
+          const provider = Object.keys(this.mediaOptions)[0];
+          const data = await preProcessors[opts.preProcessors[prop]](
             payload[prop],
             this.axios,
-            this.preProcessorOptions
+            this.mediaOptions[provider]
           );
+
+          if (!data) {
+            delete payload[prop];
+          }
+          delete payload[prop].base64;
+          const mediaEntity = api.createEntity('media', {
+            url: data.url,
+            type: data.type,
+            provider,
+            ...payload[prop],
+          });
+
+          const foreignKey = mediaEntity['@id'];
+          delete mediaEntity['@id'];
+          await this.axios.post(`/api/media`, mediaEntity, {
+            headers: {
+              'Content-Type': 'application/ld+json',
+              Accept: 'application/ld+json',
+            },
+          });
+
+          payload[prop] = foreignKey;
         })
       );
     }
@@ -276,15 +299,34 @@ export default class Items {
     if (opts.preProcessors) {
       await Promise.all(
         Object.keys(opts.preProcessors).map(async (prop) => {
-          payload[prop] = await preProcessors[opts.preProcessors[prop]](
+          const provider = Object.keys(this.mediaOptions)[0];
+          const data = await preProcessors[opts.preProcessors[prop]](
             payload[prop],
             this.axios,
-            this.preProcessorOptions
+            this.mediaOptions[provider]
           );
 
-          if (!payload[prop]) {
+          if (!data) {
             delete payload[prop];
           }
+          delete payload[prop].base64;
+          const mediaEntity = api.createEntity('media', {
+            url: data.url,
+            type: data.type,
+            provider,
+            ...payload[prop],
+          });
+
+          const foreignKey = mediaEntity['@id'];
+          delete mediaEntity['@id'];
+          await this.axios.post(`/api/media`, mediaEntity, {
+            headers: {
+              'Content-Type': 'application/ld+json',
+              Accept: 'application/ld+json',
+            },
+          });
+
+          payload[prop] = foreignKey;
         })
       );
     }
diff --git a/lib/api/preProcessors/index.js b/lib/api/preProcessors/index.js
index 21e1d50..6bdfd02 100644
--- a/lib/api/preProcessors/index.js
+++ b/lib/api/preProcessors/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import mediaObject from './mediaObject';
+import media from './media';
 
 export default {
-  mediaObject,
+  media,
 };
diff --git a/lib/api/preProcessors/mediaObject.js b/lib/api/preProcessors/media.js
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/api/preProcessors/mediaObject.js
rename to lib/api/preProcessors/media.js
index 453966a..aaa6755 100644
--- a/lib/api/preProcessors/mediaObject.js
+++ b/lib/api/preProcessors/media.js
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ export default async function (value, axios, options) {
 
     await uploadFile(client, params);
 
-    return `${options.minioBucket}/${fileID}.${fileExtension}`;
+    return {
+      url: `${options.minioBucket}/${fileID}.${fileExtension}`,
+      type: blob.type,
+    };
   } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
     value = await Promise.all(
       value.map(async (file) => {
diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index 5183acb..68f8753 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function (moduleOptions) {
   const templatesToSync = [
     'api/items.js',
     'api/preProcessors/index.js',
-    'api/preProcessors/mediaObject.js',
+    'api/preProcessors/media.js',
   ];
   for (const pathString of templatesToSync) {
     this.addTemplate({
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index f4d1a19..806d9e6 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default async (ctx, inject) => {
     minioUser: options.minioUser,
     minioPassword: options.minioPassword,
     minioBucket: options.minioBucket,
+    defaultMediaProvider: options.defaultMediaProvider,
   });
 
   const authModule = {
@@ -129,8 +130,17 @@ class Auth {
         authError.message = 'Authentication Failure';
         authError.data = 'You entered invalid credentials';
         throw authError;
+      }
+      if (error.message === 'Network Error') {
+        const networkError = new Error('NetworkError');
+        networkError.message = 'Network Failure';
+        networkError.data = 'No connection to the server';
+        throw networkError;
       } else {
-        throw new Error(error);
+        const unexpectedError = new Error('UnexpectedError');
+        unexpectedError.message = 'Unexpected Failure';
+        unexpectedError.data = 'An unexpected error ocurred';
+        throw unexpectedError;
       }
     }
   }