Node.js - Restash Docs

Installation

npm i @restash/node

pnpm i @restash/node

yarn add @restash/node

Initialize Restash

lib/restash.ts

import { Restash } from "@restash/node";

export const restash = new Restash(process.env.RESTASH_SECRET_KEY);

The Restash class accepts a single parameter, which is your private API key. You can create an API key here.

Upload a file

import { restash } from "@/lib/restash";

const file = new File(["test"], "test.txt", {
  type: "text/plain",
});

const result = await restash.files.upload(file);

// do something with the uploaded file
const { url } = result;

The upload method accepts the following parameters:

File | Blob

required

The file or blob to upload.

UploadOptions object

An object with the following optional properties:

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string

A custom name for the file. This will override the original file name. If a blob is passed and no name is provided, we will generate a random name.

string

Prefix the file name with a custom path. This is useful for organizing files in your Restash account. You can think of this as a folder structure.

object

Key-value pairs of metadata associated with the file. This can be used to store additional information about the file.

A successful upload will respond with the following:

UploadFileResponseSuccess object

The information about the uploaded file.

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string

The unique identifier of the uploaded file.

string

The name of the uploaded file.

string

The URL of the uploaded file.

number

The size of the uploaded file in bytes.

string

The content type of the uploaded file.

string

The unique key of the uploaded file.

object | null

Key-value pairs of metadata associated with the file.

Retrieve a file

import { restash } from "@/lib/restash";

// can be a file id or key
const file = await restash.files.retrieve({ id: "file-id" });

The retrieve method accepts the following parameters:

RetrieveFileOptions object

An object with the following properties, either id or key is required:

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string

The unique identifier of the file.

string

The unique key of the file.

A successful retrieval will respond with the following:

RetrieveFileResponseSuccess object

The information about the retrieved file.

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string

The unique identifier of the uploaded file.

string

The name of the uploaded file.

string

The URL of the uploaded file.

number

The size of the uploaded file in bytes.

string

The content type of the uploaded file.

string

The unique key of the uploaded file.

object | null

Key-value pairs of metadata associated with the file.

Delete a file

import { restash } from "@/lib/restash";

const result = await restash.files.delete("file-id");

The delete method accepts the following parameters:

DeleteFileOptions object

An object with the following properties, either id or key is required:

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string

The unique identifier of the file.

string

The unique key of the file.

A successful deletion will respond with the following:

DeleteFileResponseSuccess object

A confirmation of the deletion.

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boolean

A boolean indicating if the file was deleted successfully.

string

The unique identifier of the file.

Additional resources

NPM package

Download and install the Restash Node.js SDK from NPM

Source code

View the complete source code for the Restash Node.js SDK

​Installation

​Initialize Restash

​Upload a file

​Retrieve a file

​Delete a file

​Additional resources

NPM package

Source code

Installation

Initialize Restash

Upload a file

Retrieve a file

Delete a file

Additional resources