Anyone know how to upload data with to an 'Upload' type using localAPI feature?

SibergenomE

6 months ago

I've gotten as far as figuring out how to use onInit() config option to run a script, and using the payload.create method from the docs, but I can't find any docs on how to use this with an Upload collection.

I've also found that the in the object supplied to

payload.create()

, the

data

field has a

files

field with type

fs.promises.FileHandle[]

. I've passed this type to payload but I get:

    at new ExtendableError (/home/loz/projects/tf-api/node_modules/payload/src/errors/APIError.ts:26:11)
    at new APIError (/home/loz/projects/tf-api/node_modules/payload/src/errors/APIError.ts:43:5)
    at new MissingFile (/home/loz/projects/tf-api/node_modules/payload/src/errors/MissingFile.ts:7:5)
    at generateFileData (/home/loz/projects/tf-api/node_modules/payload/src/uploads/generateFileData.ts:51:35)
    at create (/home/loz/projects/tf-api/node_modules/payload/src/collections/operations/create.ts:110:77)
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

jesschow
Payload Team
6 months ago
Hi @SibergenomE - to use
payload.create
on an upload-enabled collection you need to additionally define the
filePath
, for example:
```
    collection: 'uploads',
    filePath: '/filepath',
    data: {...}
  });
```
SibergenomE
6 months ago
Thanks! That works perfect 🙂

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