HTTP request how to pass file in parameter?

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How to pass a file path to a API call in HTTP request.
I have the URL and key that works fine. The API will convert that file and return me a ID(in numbers) but if i pass file as a parameter in string throws empty error

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@Stealth_Coder

I guess we can’t pass the file directly into the Http request. You need to convert it to Base64 format first and then you can pass that string to your request.

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Can you tell me how to do that?

but one of the parameter for the API is file

|file|File|Yes*|Captcha image file.

    • required if you submit image as a file (method=post)|
      | — | — | — |
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@Stealth_Coder

Try below steps.

  arrBytes  = File.ReadAllBytes("File path")
  FileData = Convert.ToBase64String(arrBytes)

Here arrBytes variable is of type Array of Bytes and FileData is of type String.

Pass FileData variable into your request.

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Thanks,
But where to try these? Which command?

and after converting to base64 how to pass it to HTTP request?

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Hi,

Could you please send your file as file path in the attachments section in Http request activity. not sure on this. please try.

Regards,
Kirankumar.

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@lakshman ,

I’m getting ReadAllbytes is not a member of string

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arrBytes is not a string type which suggested by @lakshman . he is the correct person to answer your question. thanks.

Regards,
Kirankumar.

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@kirankumar.mahanthi1 ,

Its a captcha image which i want to send to the api to get a code…and again code i will send to another end point that will solve the captcha…the second part is working.But first of uploading file to get a code is not working even if i send as attachment

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ok got your question. please try the solution suggested by @lakshman. thanks.

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I created arrbytes as bytes only then also saying the same error