Sails.js : File upload not working

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I am developing a REST API in sails.js. I am trying to create an API which uploads images on to the server. This API is going to be called by my mobile device. My upload API is as follows.

upload: function (req, res) {

    res.setTimeout(0);

    req.file('avatar')
    .upload({

      // You can apply a file upload limit (in bytes)
      maxBytes: 1000000

    }, function whenDone(err, uploadedFiles) {
      if (err) return res.serverError(err);
      else return res.json({
        files: uploadedFiles,
        textParams: req.params.all()
      });
    });
}

I use POSTMAN to test my APIs. I call the API as follows

POSTMAN

My response says that there aren't any files uploaded. Where am I going wrong?

When you upload a file, the whole file is sent, not just the file name. I'm not sure if there is a way to do it or not in DHC, but you can in Postman. See the answer here: stackoverflow.com/questions/16015548/… — Paul
– Paul, Commented May 7, 2015 at 15:17
btw, why is your title "Install Node.js 0.10.36 on Amazon Linux"? That doesn't seem related to your question. — Paul
– Paul, Commented May 7, 2015 at 15:18
Paulpro, I've tried the same with POSTMAN. The results are still the same. Please find the edited question. — Jaseem Abbas
– Jaseem Abbas, Commented May 7, 2015 at 15:23

Moises · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-17 04:46:12Z

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Had the same issue and even used Advance REST client as suggested above. But after researching and almost submitting an issue in POSTMAN. My issue was that I was adding the custom header Content-Type: multipart/form-data AND selecting form-data it was interfering with the correct headers. If you select form-data, there is no need to set the custom header.

answered Feb 17, 2016 at 4:46

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Marcos Mendes Over a year ago

This must be the selected answer. Remove headers and this will work just as said

Jaseem Abbas · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-08 10:33:36Z

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After hours of investigation I found that the problem was with POSTMAN and not with sails's skipper. I used Advanced REST client and it worked!

answered May 8, 2015 at 10:33

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