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How to upload image using express-fileupload?

I want to upload an image to Cloudinary from the postman. I am using express-fileupload library to handle multipart form. This is how my index.ts file looks like,

import fileUpload from "express-fileupload";
app.use(fileUpload());

In my controller function I am getting file object also like this,enter image description here

And this is how my controller looks like,

export const uploadImage = async (
  request: Request,
  response: Response,
  next: NextFunction
) => {
  const files = request.files;
  console.log(files?.profileImage);
  response.send("image sent");
};

But the problem is when I access the path of that file which is not available in the file object and I want that file path to upload that file to Cloudinary.

files?.profileImage?.path // I got undefined here

Is this approach right? Or I am missing something or I should use multer to solve this kind of problem?

Solution

  • Solved!

    I have to configure fileUpload middleware like this in the index.ts file,

    app.use(fileUpload({ useTempFiles: true }));

    Where "useTempFiles" has to be true. This will save the file temporarily on the server.