JavaScript API — File Uploader Reference

File Uploader initialization

Initialize a file uploader.

var widgets = uploadcare.initialize('#my-form');
widgets; // [widget1, widget2, multipleWidget1, ...]
var widgets = uploadcare.initialize();javascript

This is a one-time initialization of file uploader instances on every element with the role="uploadcare-uploader" attribute in a container specified by a selector or DOM element. Works for both single-file and multi-file file uploaders.

Returns an array of newly initialized file uploaders or an empty array in case no new instances were initialized.

The uploadcare.initialize() method is called automatically unless the manual start file uploader option is defined.

Single-file file uploaders

Get a single-upload file uploader instance for a given element.

var singleWidget = uploadcare.SingleWidget('[role=uploadcare-uploader]');javascript

uploadcare.SingleWidget() element argument can be a DOM element, jQuery object, or CSS selector. If an argument is a CSS selector, the method returns only an instance for the first matched element. To ensure you are getting the right instance when dealing with multiple file uploaders on a page, select by id or pass a DOM element to the method.

All file uploader options will be loaded from data-attribute of your element on a first file uploader initialization.

Passing an element with the data-multiple attribute to uploadcare.SingleWidget() raises an error. A multi-upload file uploader should be used instead.

Multi-file file uploaders

Get a multi-upload file uploader instance for a given element with the data-multiple option set.

var multiWidget = uploadcare.MultipleWidget('[role=uploadcare-uploader][data-multiple]');javascript

The workflow is similar to single-upload file uploader. If an instance of the first encountered element is not a multi-upload file uploader, an error is raised.

Multi-purpose file uploaders

Get either single-upload or multi-upload file uploader instance depending on the passed data-multiple attribute. While the API for single-upload and multi-upload file uploaders is slightly different, you can use this constructor when your code can work with both versions:

var widget = uploadcare.Widget('[role=uploadcare-uploader]');javascript

Pass a single file to a file uploader

Set a file instance as a value for a single-upload file uploader.

singleWidget.value(file);javascript

You can also use a file UUID or CDN link as a value:

singleWidget.value('9dd2f080-cc52-442d-aa06-1d9eec7f40d1');javascript

Setting null as a value clears the file uploader:

singleWidget.value(null);javascript

Pass multiple files to a file uploader

Set a group instance as a value for a multi-upload file uploader.

multiWidget.value(fileGroup);javascript

You can also set an array of file instances or UUIDs as a value for the multi-upload:

multiWidget.value([file1, file2, '9dd2f080-cc52-442d-aa06-1d9eec7f40d1']);javascript

Or, just pass a valid file group identifier:

multiWidget.value('cdf2fe62-3d43-47d4-9288-c3951561f5c7~2');javascript

Get a current file uploader value

Get current file uploader value: file instance, group instance or null.

var file = widget.value();javascript

Load a new file or group

Load a new file or group instance from the value attribute of your input or update the object info. You will get a UUID or CDN link.

widget.reloadInfo();javascript

Open a file uploader dialog

Open the dialog of a specific file uploader and get its instance. Returns a dialog API.

var dialog = widget.openDialog(tab);javascript

tab defines a name of the tab opened by default.

On change, file uploader event

Provides you with the ability to do something after a new file is selected. An instance is passed to the callback: a file for single-upload file uploaders or a file group for multi-upload file uploaders. The instance may or may not be uploaded.

widget.onChange(function(file) {
  // Handle new file.
});javascript

On upload complete, file uploader event

Provides you with the ability to do something after a file is uploaded and ready. The callback is passed an info object: a file info for single-upload file uploaders or a file group info for multi-upload file uploaders.

widget.onUploadComplete(function(info) {
  // Handle uploaded file info.
});

// Same as above:
widget.onChange(function(file) {
  if (file) {
    file.done(function(info) {
      // Handle uploaded file info.
    });
  };
});javascript

On dialog open, file uploader event

Provides you with the ability to do something on file uploader dialog open. Works with a user click or the widget.openDialog() call. Works only when the system dialog option is disabled.

widget.onDialogOpen(function(dialogApi) {
  dialogApi.switchTab('dropbox');
});javascript

Unsubscribe file uploader callbacks

Allows you to unsubscribe any file uploader callback:

widget.onChange(fn); // Subscribe
widget.onChange.remove(fn); // Unsubscribe

widget.onUploadComplete(fn);
widget.onUploadComplete.remove(fn);

widget.onDialogOpen(fn);
widget.onDialogOpen.remove(fn);javascript