CURL implementation in node red

[4_fools]

trying to implement this curl request in node red stuck on how to do the -F parts

curl -i -X POST -H “Content-Type: multipart/form-data” -F “upload=@/Users/al/artwork/pacman.gif” -F “upload-type=ANIMATED_GIF” -F “console=MAME” -F “displaynow=1” http://localhost:8080/uploadplatform

[zenofmud]

What nodes are you using?
when you say you are stuck on the -F parts - what do you mean?
What have you done so far?

[Steve-Mcl]

I take it as meaning he wants to POST form data in node-red (and that curl is a working example)

@4_fools try making a JS object with your form properties and values as key/value pairs and pass that into the http request node as msg.payload

[4_fools]

I have tried following this picture which I believe you posted a while ago

https://global.discourse-cdn.com/business6/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/c/9cf6a6286527af2ddbcc7863642f99995c0d27a9.png

I am sorry but I do not understand what this means
"JS object with your form properties and values as key/value pairs"

[Steve-Mcl]

@4_fools

I am sorry but I do not understand what this means
"JS object with your form properties and values as key/value pairs"

The is pretty basic JavaScript knowledge - you would do well to learn some JavaScript (especially about objects and JSON - it will help you get to grips with node red as will watching this playlist: Node-RED Essentials. The videos are done by the developers of node-red.

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A JS object is created like this...

var myObject = {}; //create an empty object
myObject.myNumberProperty = 123; // add a number property
var theNumber = myObject.myNumberProperty; //how to access a property in an object

So where i said "try making a JS object with your form properties and values as key/value pairs" you would do something like this...

/* working curl...
curl -i -X POST -H “Content-Type: multipart/form-data” -F “upload=@/Users/al/artwork/pacman.gif” -F “upload-type=ANIMATED_GIF” -F “console=MAME” -F “displaynow=1”
*/

//set msg.headers to an {object} with property "Content-Type" set to "multipart/form-data"
msg.headers = {
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data" 
}
    
//set payload to an {object} with key/values as specified in the curl form data
msg.payload = {
        "upload": "@/Users/al/artwork/pacman.gif",
        "upload-type": "ANIMATED_GIF",
        "console": "MAME",
        "displaynow": 1
};  

//set url
msg.url = "http://localhost:8080/uploadplatform"

// return the msg to next node (the http request)
return msg;

NOTE: the msg.url property can be set in the function or in the http request node (read the built in help on the RH side-bar)

Here is a demo flow you can import (untested - as i dont have your endpoint or flow - but it should get you close)

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[4_fools]

Thank you I will go though some of the tutorials