Storing Files in Uploadcare

Get the most out of your available Uploadcare storage

Read all about Uploadcare's storage on their official docs

Uploadcare Storage

Uploadcare offers a simple mechanism out of the box to optimise your storage usage for only those files that should remain. Once you know what images need to be stored, you can make use of the 'Store File' workflow action to tell Uploadcare to store the file indefinitely.

1

Configure storage settings in Uploadcare

Our recommendation is to keep the Automatic File Storing setting turned off so that unnecessary files are removed after 24 hours. This is crucial for apps that allow users to upload many times before saving their final selection. Stored and unused files can add up quickly!

2

Create a backend workflow

Add a backend workflow that stores the file using the 'Store File' workflow action.

If you only have the file path (URL) and not the UUID, use the 'Extract UUID' workflow action to pull the UUID out of the URL.

3

Schedule API workflow

You can either do this on a list (likely the List of UUIDs state from the Ultimate Uploadcare - Uploader element) or on a single UUID.