block_put

/api/v0/block/put

Store input as an IPFS block.

Request

Syntax

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/block/put?format=v0&mhtype=sha2-256&mhlen=-1" \
  -X POST \
  -u "<API_KEY>:<API_KEY_SECRET>" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F file=@"<file>"

Example

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/block/put" \
  -X POST \
  -u "PROJECT_ID:PROJECT_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -F file=@"/purpink.jpeg"

Request parameters

• file [Required] - The path to a file to be added to IPFS.
• format [Optional] - Content ID format for blocks to be created with. The default is v0.
• mhtype [Optional] - Multihash hash function. The default is sha2-256.
• mhlen [Optional] - Multihash hash length. The default is -1.

Response

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

Body

{
  "Key": "QmaYL7E4gDTPNfLxrCEEEcNJgcHBJ55NxxTnxpDKWqMtJ3",
  "Size": 2392
}

Result fields

• Key - Key of the block.
• Size - Integer indication size in bytes.