diff --git a/src/nft/dto/nft-swagger.dto.ts b/src/nft/dto/nft-swagger.dto.ts
index f4de19cb..63d29477 100644
--- a/src/nft/dto/nft-swagger.dto.ts
+++ b/src/nft/dto/nft-swagger.dto.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,30 @@ export class NftPrepareMintBadRequestDto {
   error: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Response after uploading clip NFT metadata to IPFS (before minting).
+ * Swagger documents metadataUri, IPFS CID, and a full example response.
+ */
+export class NftUploadMetadataResponseDto {
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Clip ID whose metadata was uploaded',
+    example: 42,
+  })
+  clipId: number;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'IPFS content identifier (CID) for the pinned metadata JSON',
+    example: 'QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+  })
+  cid: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'IPFS metadata URI persisted on the clip (ipfs://<cid>)',
+    example: 'ipfs://QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+  })
+  metadataUri: string;
+}
+
 export class NftMetadataAttributeDto {
   @ApiProperty({ example: 'Virality Score' })
   trait_type: string;
diff --git a/src/nft/dto/upload-metadata.dto.ts b/src/nft/dto/upload-metadata.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c01f7d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nft/dto/upload-metadata.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { IsInt, Min } from 'class-validator';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+
+/** Body for POST /nfts/upload-metadata — upload clip NFT metadata to IPFS before minting. */
+export class UploadClipMetadataDto {
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Clip ID whose metadata should be uploaded to IPFS',
+    example: 42,
+    minimum: 1,
+  })
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(1)
+  @Type(() => Number)
+  clipId: number;
+}
diff --git a/src/nft/nft.controller.ts b/src/nft/nft.controller.ts
index 5b6afbef..d75a5584 100644
--- a/src/nft/nft.controller.ts
+++ b/src/nft/nft.controller.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { NftService, MintResult } from './nft.service';
 import { MintNftDto } from './dto/mint-nft.dto';
 import { CreateMintPreparationDto } from './dto/prepare-mint.dto';
 import { ConfirmMintDto } from './dto/confirm-mint.dto';
+import { UploadClipMetadataDto } from './dto/upload-metadata.dto';
 import { BatchMintDto, BatchMintResponseDto } from './dto/batch-mint.dto';
 import {
   UpdateTokenUriDto,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   NftMetadataResponseDto,
   NftOwnershipResultDto,
   NftPrepareMintResponseDto,
+  NftUploadMetadataResponseDto,
   NftMintConflictDto,
   NftMintNotFoundDto,
   NftPrepareMintBadRequestDto,
@@ -170,6 +172,51 @@ export class NftController {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * POST /nfts/upload-metadata
+   * Builds OpenSea-compatible metadata, uploads to IPFS, and persists metadataUri on the clip.
+   */
+  @UseGuards(LoginGuard)
+  @Post('upload-metadata')
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.CREATED)
+  @Throttle({ nftMint: { limit: 5, ttl: 60000 } })
+  @ApiBearerAuth('access-token')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Upload clip NFT metadata to IPFS before minting',
+    description:
+      'Builds metadata from the clip, uploads it to IPFS (Pinata or nft.storage), ' +
+      'persists the metadata URI on the clip, and returns the IPFS CID and URI.',
+  })
+  @ApiBody({ type: UploadClipMetadataDto })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 201,
+    description: 'Metadata uploaded to IPFS and saved on the clip',
+    type: NftUploadMetadataResponseDto,
+    schema: {
+      example: {
+        clipId: 42,
+        cid: 'QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+        metadataUri: 'ipfs://QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+      },
+    },
+  })
+  @ApiBadRequestResponse({
+    description: 'Clip is not ready for metadata upload (e.g. missing clipUrl)',
+  })
+  @ApiUnauthorizedResponse({
+    description: 'Unauthorized — Bearer JWT required',
+  })
+  @ApiForbiddenResponse({ description: 'Caller does not own the clip' })
+  @ApiNotFoundResponse({ description: 'Clip not found' })
+  async uploadMetadata(
+    @Body() dto: UploadClipMetadataDto,
+    @Req() req: Request,
+  ): Promise<NftUploadMetadataResponseDto> {
+    const userId = Number((req as any).user?.id ?? 0);
+    await this.nftMintService.validateClipOwner(dto.clipId, userId);
+    return this.nftMintService.uploadMetadataToIPFS(dto.clipId);
+  }
+
   @UseGuards(NftMintGuard)
   @Post('mint')
   @HttpCode(HttpStatus.CREATED)
diff --git a/test/nft.e2e-spec.ts b/test/nft.e2e-spec.ts
index ffb83e27..556a3ad7 100644
--- a/test/nft.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/nft.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ describe('NFT mint preparation (e2e)', () => {
     expect(nftMintService.prepareMintTx).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('uploads clip metadata to IPFS and returns cid + metadataUri', async () => {
+    nftMintService.uploadMetadataToIPFS.mockResolvedValue({
+      clipId: 42,
+      cid: 'QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+      metadataUri: 'ipfs://QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+    });
+
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post('/nfts/upload-metadata')
+      .send({ clipId: 42 })
+      .expect(201);
+
+    expect(nftMintService.validateClipOwner).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42, 7);
+    expect(nftMintService.uploadMetadataToIPFS).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual({
+      clipId: 42,
+      cid: 'QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+      metadataUri: 'ipfs://QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('publishes the mint preparation contract in OpenAPI', () => {
     const document = SwaggerModule.createDocument(
       app,
@@ -152,4 +173,38 @@ describe('NFT mint preparation (e2e)', () => {
       operation?.responses?.['201']?.content?.['application/json']?.schema;
     expect(created).toBeDefined();
   });
+
+  it('publishes upload-metadata OpenAPI with metadataUri and IPFS CID', () => {
+    const document = SwaggerModule.createDocument(
+      app,
+      new DocumentBuilder()
+        .setTitle('Clips API')
+        .addBearerAuth(
+          { type: 'http', scheme: 'bearer', bearerFormat: 'JWT' },
+          'access-token',
+        )
+        .build(),
+    );
+    const operation = document.paths['/nfts/upload-metadata']?.post;
+    expect(operation?.summary).toBe(
+      'Upload clip NFT metadata to IPFS before minting',
+    );
+
+    const schemaName = 'NftUploadMetadataResponseDto';
+    const schema = document.components?.schemas?.[schemaName] as
+      | { properties?: Record<string, unknown>; example?: unknown }
+      | undefined;
+    expect(schema?.properties).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        metadataUri: expect.any(Object),
+        cid: expect.any(Object),
+        clipId: expect.any(Object),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const created =
+      operation?.responses?.['201']?.content?.['application/json'];
+    expect(created?.schema).toBeDefined();
+    expect(created?.example ?? schema).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });