# File Upload component

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**Created:** [May 2, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/file-upload-component/59117 "2022-05-02T13:24:24Z")\
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in theory you can

In the event onFileReceived, use the method event.file.getBytes()

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/d/3d73f5d14053e925891f3da0fa403c4a838df2d3.png)

Then sending it to google drive, but you will need to check the authentication process: [Upload file data &nbsp;|&nbsp; Drive API &nbsp;|&nbsp; Google Developers](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-uploads#http)

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