How to Use the Pinata Files API

[@rickc138-B]

the odds that this was posted literally a day a go from when i needed to use it great video, thanks for sharing i have a question though what is the difference between the files sdk and the ipfs sdk the docs mention that the files sdk is private by default in my head i imagine the ipfs sdk stores data on ipfs (the whole decentralized route) and files stores the files on pinata's servers (but this is an assumption)

[@pinatacloud]

Glad to hear it!! 😁 You are actually correct! The IPFS API is Pinata's classic offering, which lets you upload or "pin" files to IPFS. Since IPFS is a public network anything you upload can be accessed. This works for most Web3 applications, but there are times when you need true privacy. This is why Pinata built the Files API, which has elements of IPFS but the data is not publicly broadcasted. The IPFS SDK uses the IPFS API, and the Files SDK uses the Files API. They are pretty similar and only have a few small differences, primarily the package names "pinata-web3" and "pinata" respectively.

[@RishabhSharma-s7b]

How to upload a folder in Files

[@pinatacloud]

Currently still a work in progress but will hopefully release soon!