ReferenceError: FormData is not defined

[timgrubb]

I'm not sure why I get this when I do uploadFile

[Fausto95]

Where are you uploading the file from ?

[timgrubb]

From the IOS simulator gallery.

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Where are you uploading the file from ?

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[KefLesser]

I am getting this error also. Uploading from my local

[AdrienCourtois]

I get the same error with NodeJS v10.13.0. It is because the NodeJS doesn't natively include the FormData class.

One should include this package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/form-data And replace: var r=new FormData with: var r=new require('form-data')

Or something similar...

[helxsz]

getting the same error

[Fausto95]

This is a client-side library, it only works on the browser for the moment! But you can send a PR to support server-side uploading!

[ishanbhutagate6]

Getting the same error here

[logindharam]

i getting same error and i am using graphql apollo server and client for the same kindly let me know solution for the same

[jpidelatorre]

This is a client-side library, it only works on the browser for the moment! But you can send a PR to support server-side uploading!

The README should say that. I lost an hour on this.

[arashmilani]

Why would you want to use a client side library for node when there an official sdk for node. Here is sample code you can use to upload files to AWS S3 using aws-sdk package:

const fs = require('fs')
const path = require('path')
const S3 = require('aws-sdk/clients/s3')

let file = '/path/to/your/file'

let s3 = new S3({
  accessKeyId: 'your-access-key-id',
  secretAccessKey: 'your-secret-key',
})

const config = {
  Key: path.basename(file),
  Bucket: 'your-bucket-name',
  Body: fs.createReadStream(file),
}

s3.upload(config, function (err, data) {
  console.log(err, data)
})

[Ved111]

I am getting the same error, using material-ui-dropzone to fetch pdf files from reactjs, passing it to nodejs server and using aws-s3 to insert it into AWS S3.

I tried what @arashmilani recommended but it didn't work, can anyone help me? It will be a great help.

Thanks.