Add an Attachment

Use the AddAttachment endpoint to attach a file to any board record.

To successfully attach a file to an entry, the board must have a field that has been marked as an input with a type of "file." See <input> for more information.

AddAttachment endpoint description
Description	Attaches a file to a board record
URL	/board/[boardname]/input/[inputviewname]/[dataid]/attachments/[attachmentfilename]
Method	POST
Parameters	boardname inputviewname dataid attachmentfilename file

Review the parameter definitions and examples of how to use the AddAttachment endpoint in JavaScript and C# calls.

Parameters

AddAttachment endpoint parameters
Variable Name	Type	Description	Required
boardname	String	Name of the board containing the record to which you want to add the attachment	True (URL)
inputviewname	String	Name of the view that contains the input fields for the record type	True (URL)
dataid	Integer	Unique ID of the record to which you want to add the attachment	True (URL)
file	File	File that will be attached to the record	True
attachmentfilename	String	The file name of the attachment.	True

Examples

JavaScript Call

The name of the WebEOC Nexus field that will store the attachment is part of the post request. In this Javascript example that field is called "attachmentFileData."

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var file = document.getElementById('fileinput').files[0]; 
var formData = new FormData(); 
formData.append('attachmentFileData', file, file.name); 
await fetch(`${baseUrl}/board/PressRelease/input/Input/1/attachments/press_release`, {
method: 'POST', 
body: formData
})

C# Call

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public async Task AddAttachment()
{
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler))
{
var content = new MultipartFormDataContent("Upload----" + Guid.NewGuid());
// image is byte array, or use an existing stream, or... 
content.Add(new StreamContent(new MemoryStream(image)),
"bilddatei", "upload.jpg");

await httpClient.PostAsync($"{baseUrl}/board/Press Release/input/Input/1/attachments/press_release", content);
}
}