Upload a base64 string to Pinata

Usage

import { PinataSDK } from "pinata-web3";

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

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

Returns

type PinResponse = {
  IpfsHash: string;
  PinSize: number;
  Timestamp: string;
  isDuplicate?: boolean;
};

Parameters

base64

  • Type: string

Accepts a string encoded in base64

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

addMetadata (Optional)

Add optional metadata to file

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .addMetadata({
    name: "hello.txt",
    keyValues: {
      whimsey: 100
    }
  })

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")

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")

cidVersion (Optional)

  • Type: 0 | 1

Specificy CID version for upload

const upload = await pinata.upload
  .base64("SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh")
  .cidVersion(0)