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IPFS
Moralis Has Native Support for IPFS!
Saving Files
​IPFS is supported out of the box when using Moralis.
You can upload files with the saveIPFS() method (max file size 1 GB).
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// Save file input to IPFS
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const data = fileInput.files[0];
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const file = new Moralis.File(data.name, data);
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await file.saveIPFS();
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​
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//console.log(file.ipfs(), file.hash())
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​
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// Save file reference to Moralis
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const jobApplication = new Moralis.Object("Applications");
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jobApplication.set("name", "Satoshi");
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jobApplication.set("resume", file);
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await jobApplication.save();
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​
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// Retrieve file
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const query = new Moralis.Query("Applications");
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query.equalTo("name", "Satoshi");
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query.find().then(function ([application]) {
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  const ipfs = application.get("resume").ipfs();
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  const hash = application.get("resume").hash();
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  console.log("IPFS url", ipfs);
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  console.log("IPFS hash", hash);
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});
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Saving Objects
You can also upload JSON objects directly from JavaScript, by saving the base64 string, Moralis will automatically create the buffer from the base64 provided:
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const object = {
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  key: "value",
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};
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const file = new Moralis.File("file.json", {
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  base64: btoa(JSON.stringify(object)),
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});
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await file.saveIPFS();
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By uploading base64, you could also upload other base64 encoded files such as images.
JS
React
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const image = "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAA....";
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const file = new Moralis.File("image.png", { base64: image });
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await file.saveIPFS();
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const { saveFile } = useMoralisFile();
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​
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const uploadFile = () => {
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  const base64 = "V29ya2luZyBhdCBQYXJzZSBpcyBncmVhdCE=";
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  saveFile(
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    "myfile.txt",
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    { base64 },
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    {
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      type: "base64",
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      saveIPFS: true,
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      onSuccess: (result) => console.log(result.ipfs()),
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      onError: (error) => console.log(error),
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    }
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  );
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};
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Legacy UI is present in the video, some things might be different
Getting Files via the Public Gateway
An IPFS file can be retrieved with a GET request to a public gateway. The URL for the Moralis gateway is:
https://gateway.moralisipfs.com/ipfs/.
For example, https://gateway.moralisipfs.com/ipfs/QmUfpsyqc4hwozotRo4woyi5fJqvfcej5GcFvKiWoY6xr6. A function to fetch a JSON document in IPFS from the browser could be written as the following:
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async function fetchIPFSDoc(ipfsHash) {
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  const url = `https://gateway.moralisipfs.com/ipfs/${ipfsHash}`;
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  const response = await fetch(url);
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  return await response.json();
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}
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Public Gateway Use-Cases
Moralis public IPFS gateway is for:
1.Displaying content on websites that was uploaded via Moralis
Moralis public IPFS gateway is not for:
1.Running scripts downloading content from IPFS. The Moralis public gateway has a JS Challenge blocking scripts for abuse protection. If your use-case requires you to run script downloading a lot of IPFS data we recommend Infura or Pinata.
2.Accessing files on IPFS that weren't uploaded via Moralis.
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Contents
Saving Files
Saving Objects
Getting Files via the Public Gateway
Public Gateway Use-Cases