Upload a base64 string to Pinata

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Usage

import { PinataSDK } from "pinata";

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

const upload = await pinata.upload.base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")

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Returns

type UploadResponse = {
	id: string;
	name: string;
	cid: string;
	size: number;
	number_of_files: number;
	mime_type: string;
	user_id: string;
};

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Parameters

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base64

  • Type: string

Accepts a string encoded in base64

const upload = await pinata.upload.base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")

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group (Optional)

  • Type: string

Upload to a specific group by passing in the groupId

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .group("b07da1ff-efa4-49af-bdea-9d95d8881103")

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addMetadata (Optional)

Add optional metadata to file

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .addMetadata({
    name: "hello.txt",
    keyvalues: {
      env: "prod"
    }
  })

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vectorize (Optional)

The file vectors feature is still in beta. Please contact the team at [email protected] if you have any issues.

  • Type: null

Vectorize a file on upload, requires a group to be used as well.

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .group("b07da1ff-efa4-49af-bdea-9d95d8881103")
  .vectorize()

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url (Optional)

  • Type: string

Pass in a presigned upload URL created with createSignedURL

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .file(file)
  .url(url)

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key (Optional)

  • Type: string

Upload a file using a secondary API key generated through keys.create()

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .key("GENERATED_API_JWT")
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