Hack Midwest 2024
Everything you need to start hacking with Pinata
Welcome to the Pinata Hack Midwest cheat sheet! This doc will have everything you need to know about:
- Getting started with Pinata
- Prizes available and how to qualify
- Tutorials and guides for different use cases
What is Pinata?
Pinata makes file uploads easy for developers who need fast and zero-setup soltuions. We’ve seen the struggles with solutions like S3 for file uploads, and we knew we could make it better Our primary product, the Files API, makes it as simple as one line of code to upload a file:
const upload = await pinata.upload.file(file)
Retreiving files is just as easy!
const signedUrl = await pinata.gateways.createSignedURL({
cid: "bafkreib4pqtikzdjlj4zigobmd63lig7u6oxlug24snlr6atjlmlza45dq",
expires: 30,
})
Built on years of experience with IPFS, Pinata has scaled companies to serve high volumes of requests and bandwidth, as well as developers who are just starting out. Next time you think you need S3, consider spending less time and go with Pinata.
Quickstart
Almost all of our features are on the free account, but if you find yourself limited and need a paid account contact [email protected]
Prizes
Example App
To get some inspiration, here’s a starter app using the Private Files API. https://github.com/PinataCloud/memorii
Tutorials
How To Build An AI-Powered App To Chat With Your CSVs
How to Build a Chattanooga Video Wall
How To Build a Simple Podcast Hosting App
How to Create a Public Database With PGLite
More Tutorials
Need Help?
We got troops on the ground! 🫡 Come find us at our table or shoot us an email!