HTTP API - Attachments
With the ATTACHMENT data type, you can link extensive binary data, such as avatar images, videos, and PDFs, to a document.
This article provides an overview of the attachment-related endpoints and functionality available for the HTTP Data API.
Attachments consist of two distinct parts: metadata and a binary large object (blob) datastore. (See ATTACHMENT)
Uploading Attachments
Using the Multipart Form method, upload the raw binary contents of the file you want to attach:
Although Ditto will eventually support attaching files of up to 20 MB in size, the current infrastructure supports only a 1 MB maximum limit.
curl -X POST "$HOST/api/v4/attachments/upload" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
-F '[email protected]'
#=> {"id": "RUGMUxzHDRH1x94uH_QcrkzUhV5-j6oFd1c9eAFMxNZDmQ", "len": 261322}Downloading Attachments
Using /api/v4/attachment/{attachment_id}, download attachments:
curl "$HOST/api/v4/attachments/${ATTACHMENT_ID}" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
--output file.png