How to upload a multipart file from an external file system

The HTTP Client Snap supports uploading of a multipart file from any external file system.

Steps:

1. Configure either of the following upstream Snaps for the HTTP Client Snap:

   • S3 Download Snap for S3 object

   • File Reader Snap for the rest of the protocols.

2. Set the Input view of the HTTP Client Snap to Binary.

3. Select multipart for HTTP entity.

4. In the Multipart form field set, click + to enter a row of File Type as follows:

The HTTP Client Snap copies the binary input data into a local temp file, and the value of the Value property is replaced with the temp file path (file://).