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Swap a CID for another using the Hot Swaps gateway plugin

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Usage

import { PinataSDK } from "pinata";

const pinata = new PinataSDK({
	pinataJwt: process.env.PINATA_JWT!,
	pinataGateway: "example-gateway.mypinata.cloud",
});

const swap = await pinata.files.public.addSwap({
	cid: "bafkreibbvdqf5ekc2crouowv7vtjbcmbjoiysegslmmqc6jrxbaa43xske",
	swapCid: "bafkreihumyr3bgxulu45ghws33xokwjm5o7xnkkgakaz66ldtylwiecnhu"
})

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Returns

export type SwapCidResponse = {
	mapped_cid: string;
	created_at: string;
};

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Parameters

Pass in the required parameters below to swap a CID

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cid

  • Type: string
This would be the original CID that would be visted 
const swap = await pinata.files.public.addSwap({
	cid: "bafkreibbvdqf5ekc2crouowv7vtjbcmbjoiysegslmmqc6jrxbaa43xske",
	swapCid: "bafkreihumyr3bgxulu45ghws33xokwjm5o7xnkkgakaz66ldtylwiecnhu"
})

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swapCid

  • Type: string
This would be the CID you would want the old CID to point to 
const swap = await pinata.files.public.addSwap({
	cid: "bafkreibbvdqf5ekc2crouowv7vtjbcmbjoiysegslmmqc6jrxbaa43xske",
	swapCid: "bafkreihumyr3bgxulu45ghws33xokwjm5o7xnkkgakaz66ldtylwiecnhu"
})