# Perspective FileUpload Component should filter files in filepicker

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735 "2025-07-21T17:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![zaela\_roseautomation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f475e1/32.png) [@zaela\_roseautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zaela_roseautomation)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735/1 "2025-07-21T17:11:04Z")

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The current FileUpload component in Perspective does not support filtering filetypes when opening the filepicker, instead its only value is to select all files

Here's a React example on how to implement this (it is very easy to do) : [Simple react hook to open browser file selector](https://reactjsexample.com/simple-react-hook-to-open-browser-file-selector/)

IA Engineers would just need to use the values from the supportedFiletypes prop within something similar to the linked React code

I found a [former issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-file-upload-supportedfiletypes/39395/2) related to this, though that user accepted the status quo rather than suggesting an implementation change. It does, however, point to a problem where the current implementation does not act how end users and integrator expect this component to work, since it caused confusion enough for someone to make a forum post about it.

Anyhow, wishing anyone reading this the best and would appreciate if an IA Engineer could review this feature request. Seeing as it's a small change and is easy to implement and will benefit end users by making it easier to see and select correct files with the FileUpload Perspective component I hope that this change request is excepted and implemented.

Thank you and have a good day!  
-Zaela Rose, Rose Automation Co-Founder and Tamaki Control Automation Engineer

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735/2 "2025-07-21T17:50:39Z")

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Please make a formal feature request on [the Ideas site](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/), which is required to actually get IA to determine the level of interest in this. (Talking about it on the forum is fine to raise attention, but is not a formal way to make a feature request.)

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**Author:** ![zaela\_roseautomation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f475e1/32.png) [@zaela\_roseautomation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zaela_roseautomation)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735/3 "2025-07-21T18:11:19Z")

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Great, thank you! Just [made a request on there](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker)

Hope you have a great day!  
-Zaela

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-fileupload-component-should-filter-files-in-filepicker/108735/4 "2025-07-23T14:26:59Z")

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I added my peanuts!