[CLOSED] File upload to functions

Hi, I am new to Appwrite and I am trying to upload files using a POST HTTP request to a function, which processes the file and store it in the storage system. Is it possible to do this? I don't see there's a files or form attribute of the context object, and posting through body doesn't seem to work. Is there any way I can upload files to a function? Or should I do this in the first place?

Hi @Row0 why you want to use a function and not the client SDK? What is your use case?

Hi! So basically what I want is to process the files my user uploads (compression, filtering, etc.) before saving them to the storage.

What appwrite version are you using?

I'm using the web version

What I would do in your case, as function only accept a string as payload, convert the file in base64 and send it as JSON with the rest of your data.

You can do with something like this:

const convertBase64 = (file) => {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      const fileReader = new FileReader();
      fileReader.readAsDataURL(file)
      fileReader.onload = () => {
        resolve(fileReader.result);
      }
      fileReader.onerror = (error) => {
        reject(error);
      }
    })
  }

const base64 = await convertBase64(file)

honestly, i would just use 2 separate buckets, upload to 1 bucket, have a function that triggers on upload, process the file, and then store it in another bucket for serving.

I did that here: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/building-a-location-based-app-with-appwrite-48a2e2b6d4c2

Thank you! I think I'll stick with this approach.

[CLOSED] File upload to functions