# Perspective Upload Component: Can you filter files to be upload **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [October 11, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365 "2025-10-11T18:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/1 "2025-10-11T18:35:46Z")
I've been looking for solution to this. Is there a way to filter the file explorer that comes up to display specific file type? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/2 "2025-10-11T18:49:31Z")
Does setting the `supportedFileTypes` property have any effect? > **[Perspective - File Upload | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-input-palette/perspective-file-upload#properties)** > > The File Upload component allows users to upload files to the Gateway or other locations from a Perspective session using a script action on the onFileReceived component event. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/3 "2025-10-11T19:10:08Z")
This option still opens file explorer will all the files, only validates the file when file is selected. Not a deal beaker but, if we can filter file explorer files in windows, this will help user one step. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/4 "2025-10-12T13:01:29Z")
The behavior is entirely browser-defined. If your users truly need this level of hand-holding local control, use Vision. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/5 "2025-10-12T15:29:04Z")
I agree this is the case, but we could have influence browser to only upload certain types of file. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/e/1ea5c6b8041d0226f083762b1987eed3474fac48.png) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/6 "2025-10-12T20:06:52Z")
Check your html. I thought Perspective's `supportedFileTypes` mapped directly to that `accept` property. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/7 "2025-10-13T00:42:18Z")
I found this code in html: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/8/08ffd6f1081bc36853e65811946f8a5e83313887.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/c/3c105b49b9050a647d5404da6e62f97e230bf595.png) So, nope, no supportedFiletypes map to this. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/8 "2025-10-13T19:27:57Z")
Is there a way to force HTML? How should I raise this as possible bug? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/9 "2025-10-13T19:45:19Z")
> [@Eugene49](#): > > How should I raise this as possible bug? Via support ticket, officially. Otherwise you're just hoping somebody from the right team comes along and sees this post, agrees with overall sentiment, and feels compelled to open the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/10 "2025-10-13T19:57:14Z")
> [@Eugene49](#): > > How should I raise this as possible bug? I don't think it's a bug. The documentation doesn't promise what you're expecting. Instead, create a [feature request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-requests/). ---
**Author:** ![Eugene49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-component-can-you-filter-files-to-be-upload/111365/11 "2025-10-14T00:32:03Z")
> [@Transistor](#): > > Instead, create a [feature request](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-requests/). I created a feature request. > **[Perspective Upload Component: Allow filtering of file to be upload | Ignition...](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/perspective-upload-component-allow-filtering-of-file-to-be-upload)** > > When upload dialog is open, allow filtering of desired file to be upload by making use of HTML Input File Tag "Accept" Attribute. Thank you.