Upload (POST)

Use the POST method to upload files.

Content type to upload files must be "multipart/form-data".

The FormData interface should be used to upload files and text fields.

Other considerations when uploading files:

Files must be sent with the fieldname file.
You can upload up to 10 files in a single request.
Each file can have up to 100 MB.
Text fields are stored under metadata.

uniqueId - For each file uploaded we generate an uniqueId to identify the record stored in the database. This id can be used for the other request types.

Example:

fileUpload(file) {
 const formData = new FormData();
 formData.append("file", file);
 formData.append("text", "additional info");
 const config = {
 headers: {
 "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data"
 }
 };
 return axios.post(url, formData, config);
 }

note

Please remember that you are responsible for the data and files stored in your endpoints. YAWE's only objective is to provide a service to its users to make their life easier, we don't have interest in the data and we don't monitor it.

Request data#

HTTP method: POST

URL format: https://baseUrl/versionNumber/customEndpointRoute/userEndpoint?key=apiKey[&dataOnly=true]

Example: https://app.yawe.dev/api/1/ce/examples/unsecure-endpoint?key=d59eb2859c284168ac48aef65046d5dd[&dataOnly=true]

Request Parameters#

The following table describes the Request parameters.

Parameter	Description	Required
baseUrl	Base url for calling the API. Value: app.yawe.dev/api	Yes
versionNumber	Service version. Value: The current value is 1.	Yes
customEndpointRoute	The route which identifies custom endpoints. Default value: ce	Yes
userEndpoint	The endpoint name generated by the user. Value: the name created at https://app.yawe.dev	Yes
key	The API Key of the project.	Yes
dataOnly	If used, the endpoint response will only include the data associated with the file, without additional information such as ‘uniqueId’. Value: true	No
masterKey	Overrides the need for Access tokens or restrictions applied to Authentication endpoints. Don't use this key in your client application. For more information please refer to projects. Value: the masterKey created at https://app.yawe.dev.	No

Request Cookies#

Header Description Required

__Secure-yawe-access-token

The Access token is required for secure endpoints.

It is obtained when doing a login and it is stored in an httpOnly cookie. To automatically include it in the request you need to set the following property:

// using fetch
{ credentials: 'include' }

// using axios
{ withCredentials: true }

Alternatively you can also use the Authorization header.

For more information please refer to the login documentation and Secure Endpoints documentation.

Yes - if endpoint is secure and Authorization header is not used

Request Headers#

Header

Description

Required

Content-Type

Specifies the MIME type of the body of the Request. It must be multipart/form-data.

Yes

Authorization

The Access token is required for secure endpoints.

You should use this header if you are not using the httpOnly cookie to access a Secure endpoint.

For more information please refer to the login documentation and Secure Endpoints documentation.

Yes - if endpoint is secure and httpOnly cookie is not used

POST body#

You can include an array of files (up to 10), and text fields. For files, they must be sent using the fieldname file.

Response data#

Error codes#

Error code	Description
400	Possible reasons: Endpoint or API Key not valid. Wrong Content-Type. No files sent. Problems uploading the file.
401	If the endpoint is secured and the access token is missing or is not valid. It may also return this error if the user no longer exists.
403	Missing API Key, not allowed origin or disallowed request without orign.

Successful response#

{
 "data": {
 "metadata": {
 "prop": "test"
 },
 "contentType": "video/mp4",
 "mimetype": "video/mp4",
 "size": 20163178,
 "originalname": "internetEvolve.mp4",
 "fileURL": "https://localhost:8443/api/1/ce/files/files%3E%3E%3EinternetEvolve.mp4?key=4c1224a62bd74174be63f0026354b98a&uniqueId=2d61418864814dc2aa00eedba876c677&fileOnly=true"
 },
 "uniqueId": "2d61418864814dc2aa00eedba876c677",
 "updatedAt": "2021-03-08T20:24:01.000Z",
 "createdAt": "2021-03-08T20:24:01.000Z"
}