# Pinata cloud POST API

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** http-request\
**Created:** [15 October 2021 13:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267 "2021-10-15T13:16:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![lizzardguki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lizzardguki/32/103637_2.png) [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 13:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/1 "2021-10-15T13:16:53Z")

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Did someone managed to set a flow for sending file to [pinata cloud](https://www.pinata.cloud/) ?  
I managed to use Postman to upload an image, so I copied the headers and set the msg.headers property.

```auto
msg.headers = {
 "content-type": 'multipart/form-data; boundary',
"pinata_api_key": flow.get('api-key'),
"pinata_secret_api_key": flow.get('api-key-secret')
}
return msg;

```

And I guessed the file should be sent in as a buffer inside msg.payload, but got a response:

> Invalid request format

So I found the [tutorial](https://medium.com/pinata/how-to-pin-to-ipfs-effortlessly-ba3437b33885).  
But got stuck on the boundary (in msg.headers)  
Any suggestions or examples on how to accomplish pushing the stream of data?

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**Author:** ![UnborN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4491bb/32.png) [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2021 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/2 "2021-10-16T10:51:04Z")

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Hi Vukmirovic,

unfortunately i dont know anything about the Pinata service but i had a quick browse through its documentation and they have something called [Pinata NodeJS SDK](https://docs.pinata.cloud/pinata-node-sdk)

Looking at the code examples,  
you could use the Function node's new feature of loading external libraries ( [functionExternalModules](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/writing-functions#using-the-functionexternalmodules-option) )  
and try to replicate the [pinfiletoipfs](https://docs.pinata.cloud/pinata-node-sdk#pinfiletoipfs) code examples

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/5/7561ea78079fbb2426a04b244c900e047b44c3b4.png)

ps. instead of using `const fs = require('fs');` try to pass the data from the File read node

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**Author:** ![lizzardguki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lizzardguki/32/103637_2.png) [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2021 12:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/3 "2021-10-16T12:00:35Z")

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Yea i tried, but without luck...

```auto
const pinata = pinataSDK('yourPinataApiKey', 'yourPinataSecretApiKey');

```

> TypeError: pinataSDK is not a function
> 
> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/c/ec71a401c80703755563f6b5fb759bc1d92ecb51.png)

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**Author:** ![UnborN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4491bb/32.png) [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2021 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/4 "2021-10-16T12:21:03Z")

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can you confirm that the library is indeed installed in NR node\_modules.  
have you tried the **testAuthentication** code on that page ?

```javascript
const pinata = pinataSDK('yourPinataApiKey', 'yourPinataSecretApiKey');

pinata.testAuthentication().then((result) => {
    //handle successful authentication here    
    node.warn(result);
}).catch((err) => {    
  //handle error here    
    node.warn(err);
});

```

it seems to be working for me. i get an error reply back

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/8/581eeddc9b259c6a5fd3126b01b0b202919e622b.png)

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**Author:** ![lizzardguki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lizzardguki/32/103637_2.png) [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2021 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/5 "2021-10-18T11:19:28Z")

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Okay so doing basic authentication with a function node gets the same error...  
Have edited the setup tab correctly.  
And can confirm that in .node-red/node\_modules is a @pinata folder and a subfolder sdk...

Running node-red on digital ocean as a root user.  
I was trying to parse global context as api key and secret, maybe this is causing some kind of error, will edit and check again...

Edit2: Still getting the same error: PinataSDK is not a function.

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**Author:** ![lizzardguki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/lizzardguki/32/103637_2.png) [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2021 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/6 "2021-10-18T11:26:23Z")

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```auto
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        "outputs": 1,
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```

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**Author:** ![UnborN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4491bb/32.png) [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)\
**Post date:** [18 October 2021 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/7 "2021-10-18T12:57:52Z")

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Hello lizzardguki,

I can connect with your flow .. so it must something having to do with running your system with digital ocean. ( dont know how to help debug that .. we need some help from the master developers )

lets try will the traditional way of loading external libraries ([functionGlobalContext](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/writing-functions#loading-additional-modules))  
Edit your `settings.js` file and look for the section of `functionGlobalContext` and uncomment/add

```auto
functionGlobalContext: {
    pinataSDK:require('@pinata/sdk')
}

```

Then from the Function node remove the entry from Setup tab (by press the X button) and add in the code  
`let pinataSDK= global.get('pinataSDK')`

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2021 12:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pinata-cloud-post-api/52267/8 "2021-12-17T12:58:12Z")

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