FileUpload filebytes convert to `multipart/form-data` compatible data

[YF129701]

I’m working on an integration between Ignition and a video platform and part of the process is obviously uploading a video. However, I’m running into a problem uploading the video - the API docs state that the video upload request must be sent with a payload and the content type must be multipart/form-data.

Here is the request format:

curl -X POST \
     -F 'file=@/path/to/your/video.mp4' \
     '<UPLOAD_URL>'

How do I convert a byte array (coming from the File Upload component) into something I can send as part of the request?

[Ryan_Perretta]

Hi, I am trying to do the same conversion right now from a file byte array to the multipart/form-data for an API request. I was curious to know if you had ever found a solution for this?

[calimero100582]

On my side, I did this couple of weeks ago

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