Buffer

Used to store file contents as a natural binary value, without any extra conversions

Buffer is useful for handling files in download or upload modules.

Most APIs use the multipart/form-data content format to upload files, and this works seamlessly with Buffer types in Make.

Download a File

This module downloads a file from the service with data type buffer in the interface.

Occurrence in a module

The parameters are correctly evaluated and they are automatically pre-mapped in the file input dialog in the following module that accept buffer with the file's name and data.

Interface

[
    {
        "name": "name",
        "type": "filename",
        "label": "Name",
        "semantic": "file:name"
    },
    {
        "name": "data",
        "type": "buffer",
        "label": "Data",
        "semantic": "file:data"
    }

]

Upload a file

This module uploads a file to the service with data type buffer in mappable parameters and type multipart/form-data in communication.