diff --git a/app/assets/api/routes.py b/app/assets/api/routes.py
index e011f9a83..46a9af698 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/routes.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/routes.py
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ def _build_preview_url_from_view(tags: list[str], user_metadata: dict[str, Any]
 
 def _build_asset_response(result: schemas.AssetDetailResult | schemas.UploadResult) -> schemas_out.Asset:
     """Build an Asset response from a service result."""
-    preview_url = _build_preview_url_from_view(result.tags, result.ref.user_metadata)
+    if result.ref.preview_id:
+        preview_detail = get_asset_detail(result.ref.preview_id)
+        if preview_detail:
+            preview_url = _build_preview_url_from_view(preview_detail.tags, preview_detail.ref.user_metadata)
+        else:
+            preview_url = None
+    else:
+        preview_url = _build_preview_url_from_view(result.tags, result.ref.user_metadata)
     return schemas_out.Asset(
         id=result.ref.id,
         name=result.ref.name,
@@ -382,7 +389,6 @@ async def upload_asset(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
                 "name": parsed.provided_name,
                 "user_metadata": parsed.user_metadata_raw,
                 "hash": parsed.provided_hash,
-                "id": parsed.provided_id,
                 "mime_type": parsed.provided_mime_type,
                 "preview_id": parsed.provided_preview_id,
             }
@@ -605,7 +611,7 @@ async def add_asset_tags(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
         payload = schemas_out.TagsAdd(
             added=result.added,
             already_present=result.already_present,
-            tags=result.total_tags,
+            total_tags=result.total_tags,
         )
     except PermissionError as pe:
         return _build_error_response(403, "FORBIDDEN", str(pe), {"id": reference_id})
@@ -652,7 +658,7 @@ async def delete_asset_tags(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
         payload = schemas_out.TagsRemove(
             removed=result.removed,
             not_present=result.not_present,
-            tags=result.total_tags,
+            total_tags=result.total_tags,
         )
     except PermissionError as pe:
         return _build_error_response(403, "FORBIDDEN", str(pe), {"id": reference_id})
diff --git a/app/assets/api/schemas_in.py b/app/assets/api/schemas_in.py
index 535b31bf0..efb9c5439 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/schemas_in.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/schemas_in.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class ParsedUpload:
     user_metadata_raw: str | None
     provided_hash: str | None
     provided_hash_exists: bool | None
-    provided_id: str | None = None
     provided_mime_type: str | None = None
     provided_preview_id: str | None = None
 
diff --git a/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py b/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
index 972d88022..8db642b45 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ class TagsAdd(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(str_strip_whitespace=True)
     added: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
     already_present: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
-    tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    total_tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 
 class TagsRemove(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(str_strip_whitespace=True)
     removed: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
     not_present: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
-    tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    total_tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 
 class TagHistogram(BaseModel):
diff --git a/app/assets/api/upload.py b/app/assets/api/upload.py
index c36257ae0..13d3d372c 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/upload.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/upload.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ async def parse_multipart_upload(
     user_metadata_raw: str | None = None
     provided_hash: str | None = None
     provided_hash_exists: bool | None = None
-    provided_id: str | None = None
     provided_mime_type: str | None = None
     provided_preview_id: str | None = None
 
@@ -132,7 +131,11 @@ async def parse_multipart_upload(
         elif fname == "user_metadata":
             user_metadata_raw = (await field.text()) or None
         elif fname == "id":
-            provided_id = ((await field.text()) or "").strip() or None
+            raise UploadError(
+                400,
+                "UNSUPPORTED_FIELD",
+                "Client-provided 'id' is not supported. Asset IDs are assigned by the server.",
+            )
         elif fname == "mime_type":
             provided_mime_type = ((await field.text()) or "").strip() or None
         elif fname == "preview_id":
@@ -161,7 +164,6 @@ async def parse_multipart_upload(
         user_metadata_raw=user_metadata_raw,
         provided_hash=provided_hash,
         provided_hash_exists=provided_hash_exists,
-        provided_id=provided_id,
         provided_mime_type=provided_mime_type,
         provided_preview_id=provided_preview_id,
     )