File upload

IDM supports a generic file upload service at the file endpoint. Files are uploaded either to the filesystem or to the repository. For information about configuring this service, and for command-line examples, refer to Upload files to the server.

IDM provides REST access to the file upload service, as listed in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

URI	HTTP Operation	Description
/openidm/file/handler/	PUT	Uploads a file to the specified file handler. The file handler is either the repository or the filesystem and the context path is configured in the `conf/file-handler.json` file.
/openidm/file/handler/filename	GET	Returns the file content in a base 64-encoded string within the returned JSON object.
/openidm/file/handler/filename?_fields=content&_mimeType=mimeType	GET	Returns the file content with the specified MIME type.
/openidm/file/handler/filenamemimeType	DELETE	Deletes an uploaded file.

/openidm/file/handler/

PUT

Uploads a file to the specified file handler. The file handler is either the repository or the filesystem and the context path is configured in the conf/file-handler.json file.

/openidm/file/handler/filename

GET

Returns the file content in a base 64-encoded string within the returned JSON object.

/openidm/file/handler/filename?_fields=content&_mimeType=mimeType

GET

Returns the file content with the specified MIME type.

/openidm/file/handler/filenamemimeType

DELETE

Deletes an uploaded file.

PingIDM 7.5.0

File upload