Sending file using REST call task

darkul — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:00:50 GMT

Hi,

I need to use REST API endpoint (POST request) to send a file to ACS (Alfresco Content Services). How should i configure my REST call task to be able to do it? I do have a form in which I'm selecting file from my local. Then I would like to use it in my request. Config I've tried:

Endpoint: {{base-cms-url}}/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/-root-/children

Method: POST

Request mapping (JSON Template):

{
    "filedata": ${filetoupload},
    "nodeType": "cm:content",
    "autoRename": true
}

Response mapping:

Request Headers:

Also tried: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------1234567890

Unfortunately I'm getting 400 HTTP error with no error message in my APS logs.

I'm using enterprise version of APS (24.x) and ACS (23.1.1).

I've also tried to use this endpoint with Postman and it works just fine (I'm using form-data there as Body):

curl --location --request POST '{{base-cms-url}}/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/nodes/-root-/children' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic SOMETOKENGENERATED \
--form 'filedata=@"/path/to/my/file.txt"' \
--form 'nodeType="cm:content"' \
--form 'autoRename="true"'

Re: Sending file using REST call task

JennyBean — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:25:35 GMT

Did you ever get this figured out? I am trying to figure out how to send form-data in a Call REST API Post and send a PDF attachment.

Re: Sending file using REST call task

jesusmarmol — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:41:16 GMT

Hi.

If you are working in APS you could use the publish to alfresco task to ensure compatibility. If not be sure that the file variable contains the actual uploaded file and not the reference to its ID

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