Upload Files with REST API

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Hi,

is it possible to upload a file to the FME Flow shared resource folder through the Flow REST API? I tried to setup a POST request for https://fme.oebb.at/fmerest/v3/resources/connections /<resource>/filesys/<path> but get a 415 Unsupported Media Type Response. I used the following parameters in Postman:

In this example I want to upload the text file “test.txt” to the shared resource folder “Test”.

Is there a problem with the request, or is this the wrong approach for uploading a file via the REST API? The goal would be to provide a means for external applications to upload files that are then processed by FME Flow. Thank you for your help!

lifalin2016 · Accepted Answer

Changing things on FME Server/Flow typically requires authorization, and therefore authentication.

Have you created a suitable token to accompany the request, or a basic digest authentication ?

Otherwise you most likely will be rejected.

Another issue is your <resource> and <path> in your url. These should be replaced by the values FME_SHAREDRESOURCE_DATA and your path respectively in the url, not given as query parameters.

Hope this helps.

pflegpet · Answer

Hi @lifalin2016, accidentally I double posted this question. The orginal post was

Anyway, what you suggested is correct: I had to change the request URL as you suggested and the body in Postman to “form-data”.
Nonetheless, thank you for your help!

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