A terminating Apollo Link for Apollo Client that allows FileList, File, Blob or ReactNativeFile instances within query or mutation variables and sends GraphQL multipart requests.

Install with npm:

npm install apollo-upload-client

Apollo Boost doesn’t allow link customization; if you are using it migrate to a manual Apollo Client setup.

Apollo Client can only have 1 “terminating” Apollo Link that sends the GraphQL requests; if one such as apollo-link-http is already setup, remove it.

Initialize the client with a terminating link using createUploadLink.

Also ensure the GraphQL server implements the GraphQL multipart request spec and that uploads are handled correctly in resolvers.

Use FileList, File, Blob or ReactNativeFile instances anywhere within query or mutation variables to send a GraphQL multipart request.

See also the example API and client.

const gql = require('graphql-tag')
const { Mutation } = require('react-apollo')

const UploadFiles = () => (
  <Mutation
    mutation={gql`
      mutation($files: [Upload!]!) {
        uploadFiles(files: $files) {
          success
        }
      }
    `}
  >
    {mutate => (
      <input
        type="file"
        multiple
        required
        onChange={({ target: { validity, files } }) =>
          validity.valid && mutate({ variables: { files } })
        }
      />
    )}
  </Mutation>
)

const gql = require('graphql-tag')
const { Mutation } = require('react-apollo')

const UploadFile = () => (
  <Mutation
    mutation={gql`
      mutation($file: Upload!) {
        uploadFile(file: $file) {
          success
        }
      }
    `}
  >
    {mutate => (
      <input
        type="file"
        required
        onChange={({
          target: {
            validity,
            files: [file]
          }
        }) => validity.valid && mutate({ variables: { file } })}
      />
    )}
  </Mutation>
)

const gql = require('graphql-tag')

// Apollo Client instance.
const client = require('./client')

const file = new Blob(['Foo.'], { type: 'text/plain' })

// Optional, defaults to `blob`.
file.name = 'bar.txt'

client.mutate({
  mutation: gql`
    mutation($file: Upload!) {
      uploadFile(file: $file) {
        success
      }
    }
  `,
  variables: { file }
})

• Node.js v8.5+
• Browsers > 0.5%, not dead
• React Native

• class ReactNativeFile
  • Examples
• function createUploadLink
  • See
  • Examples
• type FetchOptions
  • See
• type ReactNativeFileSubstitute
  • See
  • Examples

Used to mark a React Native File substitute. It’s too risky to assume all objects with uri, type and name properties are files to extract. Re-exported from extract-files for convenience.

A React Native file that can be used in query or mutation variables.

const { ReactNativeFile } = require('apollo-upload-client')

const file = new ReactNativeFile({
  uri: uriFromCameraRoll,
  name: 'a.jpg',
  type: 'image/jpeg'
})

Creates a terminating Apollo Link capable of file uploads. Options match createHttpLink.

Returns: ApolloLink — A terminating Apollo Link capable of file uploads.

• GraphQL multipart request spec.
• apollo-link on GitHub.

A basic Apollo Client setup.

const { ApolloClient } = require('apollo-client')
const { InMemoryCache } = require('apollo-cache-inmemory')
const { createUploadLink } = require('apollo-upload-client')

const client = new ApolloClient({
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
  link: createUploadLink()
})

GraphQL request fetch options.

Type: Object

• Polyfillable fetch options.

A React Native File substitute.

Be aware that inspecting network requests with Chrome dev tools interferes with the React Native FormData implementation, causing network errors.

Type: Object

• extract-files docs.
• React Native FormData polyfill source.

A camera roll file.

{
  uri: uriFromCameraRoll,
  name: 'a.jpg',
  type: 'image/jpeg'
}