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/api/v0/add​

Add a file or directory to IPFS.

Request​

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/add?recursive=false&quiet=<value>&quieter=<value>&silent=<value>&progress=<value>&trickle=<value>&only-hash=<value>&wrap-with-directory=<value>&hidden=<value>&chunker=<value>&pin=true&raw-leaves=<value>&nocopy=<value>&fscache=<value>&cid-version=0&hash=sha2-256" \
  -X POST \
  -u "<API_KEY>:<API_KEY_SECRET>" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F file=@"<file>"

Request parameters​

  • file [Required] - The path to a file to be added to IPFS.
  • quiet [Optional] - Write minimal output.
  • quieter [Optional] - Write only final hash.
  • silent [Optional] - Write no output.
  • progress [Optional] - Stream progress data.
  • trickle [Optional] - Use trickle-dag format for dag generation.
  • only-hash [Optional] - Only chunk and hash - do not write to disk.
  • wrap-with-directory [Optional] - Wrap files with a directory object.
  • pin [Optional] - Pin this object when adding. The default is true.
  • raw-leaves [Optional] - Use raw blocks for leaf nodes. (Experimental)
  • nocopy [Optional] - Add the file using filestore. (Experimental)
  • fscache [Optional] - Check the filestore for pre-existing blocks. (Experimental)
  • cid-version [Optional]: Cid version. Non-zero value changes the default of raw-leaves to true. The default is 0. (Experimental)
  • hash [Optional]: Hash function to use. Sets cid-version to 1 if used. The default is sha2-256. (Experimental)

Response​

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

Body​

{
  "Name": "sample-result.json",
  "Hash": "QmSTkR1kkqMuGEeBS49dxVJjgHRMH6cUYa7D3tcHDQ3ea3",
  "Size": "2120"
}

Result fields​

  • Name - Name of the object.
  • Hash - Hash of the uploaded object.
  • Size - Integer indication size in bytes.