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Storage API

Storage API allows to store any kind of files in the ConnectyCube cloud. Mainly it is used for chat attachments, users avatars, group chat pictures.

All files in the ConnectyCube are named as blobs - binary large object. It is a data type that can store binary objects or data.

File model

Parameter Description
id FIle identifier
created_at Date and time when file was created. System creates this parameter automatically
updated_at Date and time when file was updated. System creates this parameter automatically
name File name, the lenth can be min 1 char and max 100 chars
status (deprecated) Status of file, can be 'null' or 'complete'
public File availability / access. Can be public or private. By default all created files are private
uid Unique identifier that points to an object in Amazon S3 service. Mainly used to download file content.
content_type Type of file. Format: mime type
size File size
blob_object_access Data that are used for upload or download file
last_read_access_ts (deprecated) Last date and time when the file was accessed
set_completed_at (deprecated) Date and time when 'Completed' status was set for a file with 'Declaring file uploaded' request

File upload flow

The complete file upload flow looks as follow:

Create a file

With a create a file request a new file can be created on server and used in the application. To create a new file at least two mandatory parameters content_type and name should be set to identify what file will be created. As a response, created file will receive blob_object_access parameter with a link on Amazon S3 service where this file will be stored.

Endpoint
POST https://api.connectycube.com/blobs
Parameters
Parameter Required Description
blob[content_type] Yes Mime content type. This is a type of file to create, it can be image, video, audio, etc.
blob[name] Yes Name of a new file
blob[public] No File visibility. Can be public or private. By default all created files are private (blob[public]=false)
Request example
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
-d '{"blob": {"content_type": "image/jpeg", "name": "cat.jpeg"}}' \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs
Response
{
    "blob": {
        "id": 46919,
        "uid": "763ef825ad8748239ed07def2c14555100",
        "content_type": "image/jpeg",
        "name": "cat.jpeg",
        "size": null,
        "created_at": "2018-12-10T10:26:01Z",
        "updated_at": "2018-12-10T10:26:01Z",
        "public": true,
        "blob_object_access": {
            "id": 46919,
            "blob_id": 46919,
            "expires": "2018-12-10T11:26:01Z",
            "object_access_type": "Write",
            "params": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cb-shared-s3?Content-Type=image%2Fjpeg&Expires=Mon%2C%2010%20Dec%202018%2011%3A26%3A01%20GMT&acl=public-read&key=763ef825ad8748239ed07def2c14555100&policy=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%3D%3D&success_action_status=201&x-amz-algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&x-amz-credential=AKIAIG3WPT7RALYOZW6Q%2F20181210%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&x-amz-date=20181210T102601Z&x-amz-signature=718eabea1a52a1cf03f926310a22ad7f68daa5b2b66432abaed2a0f90e74952d"
        }
    }
}

Upload a file

Upload a file with the parameters taken from blob_object_access field from create a file response.

Note: The maximum size of the uploaded file is 100 Mb.

Endpoint
POST https://cb-shared-s3.s3.amazonaws.com
Parameters

Use parameters and URL from blob_object_access received as a response for Create a file request. The complete list pf parameters can vary.

Parameter Value
Content-Type image/jpg
Expires Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15.30.33 GMT
acl public-read
key c44be580f3294f1ca18056d62f75864500
policy eyJleHBpcmF0aW9...OVoifV19
success_action_status 201
x-amz-algorithm AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
x-amz-credential AKIAIG3WPT7RALYOZW6Q/20181123/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request
x-amz-date 20181123T141009Z
x-amz-signature 6b76f67cc72313fd5c1f39a75af3ec99bc7363cc6db1adf7e9e0d73091c05299
file root to the profile_image.jpg
Request example
curl -X POST
  -F "Content-Type=image/jpeg"
  -F "Expires=Fri, 17 Dec 2018 23:30:00 GMT"
  -F "acl=public-read"
  -F "key=c44be580f3294f1ca18056d62f75864500"
  -F "policy=eyJleHBpcmF0aW9uIjoiMjAxNS0wOS0zMFQxMzZGQ4N2ZlNGIyOTlmZjQxZjYzNjMzYmY5YzEwMCJ9LHsieC1hbXotY3JlZGVudGlhbCI6IkFLSUFJWTdLRk0yM1hHWEo3UjdBLzIwMTUwOTMwL3VzLWVhc3QtMS9zMy9hd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QifSx7IngtYW16LWFsZ29yaXRobSI6IkFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYifSx7IngtYW16LWRhd"
  -F "success_action_status=201"
  -F "x-amz-algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256"
  -F "x-amz-credential=AKIAIY7KFM23XGXJ7R7A/20150930/us-east-1/s3/aws4_request"
  -F "x-amz-date=20181217T141009Z"
  -F "x-amz-signature=6b76f67cc72313fd5c1f39a75af3ec99bc7363cc6db1adf7e9e0d73091c05299"
  -F "file=@profile_image.jpg"  
https://cb-shared-s3.s3.amazonaws.com
Response
<PostResponse>
  <Location>
    https://cb-shared-s3.s3.amazonaws.com/g6f92bcf84374e4fb8961537f7a7de908
  </Location>
  <Bucket>cb-shared-s3</Bucket>
  <Key>g6f92bcf84374e4fb8961537f7a7de908</Key>
  <ETag>"cv1aae3a4mkiob83bc7h1e21eb7e2m88"</ETag>
</PostResponse>

Declare file uploaded

Declaring file as uploaded by set a 'Complete' status for the uploaded file.

Endpoint
PUT https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{blob_id}/complete
Parameters
Parameter Required Description
blob[size] Yes Size of the uploaded file, in bytes
Request example
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
-d '{"blob": {"size": "347"}}' \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/111/complete
Response
200 OK

Get information about file by ID

Retrieving of information about file by specifying its ID.

Endpoint
GET https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{blob_id}
Request example
curl -X GET \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/8049
Response
{
    "blob": {
        "id": 8049,
        "uid": "9ad79a5b8bb1430fbc4bbf7be6215cb700",
        "content_type": "image/jpeg",
        "name": "Mixed_Pets.jpg",
        "size": 70980,
        "created_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "updated_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "public": true
    }
}

Get files list (deprecated)

Get list of files created by the current user. User ID is taken from the token specified in the request.

Endpoint
GET https://api.connectycube.com/blobs
Parameters
Parameter Required Description
page No Number of page to show. The first page is shown by default
per_page No Number of results to show per page. Default number of results per page - 10, maximum number of results per page - 100
Request example
curl -X GET \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs
Response
{
    "current_page": 1,
    "per_page": 10,
    "total_entries": 1,
    "items": [
        {
            "blob": {
                "id": 8049,
                "uid": "9ad79a5b8bb1430fbc4bbf7be6215cb700",
                "content_type": "image/jpeg",
                "name": "Pets.jpg",
                "size": 70980,
                "created_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
                "updated_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
                "blob_status": "complete",
                "set_completed_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
                "public": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

Download file by UID

Download file (get file as a redirect to the S3 object) by its UID. UID is a parameter created by system automatically with a 'create a file' request. Only file set as complete can be downloaded.

All public file (blob[public]=true) can be downloaded without a session token.

Endpoit
GET https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{uid}/download
Request example
curl -X GET \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/9ad79a5b8bb1430fbc4bbf7be6215cb744/download
Response
301 redirect to file

Get file object by UID

Retrieving of information about file by specifying its UID.

Endpoint
GET https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{blob_uid}/object
Parameters
Parameter Required Description
download_url No include download url to response
Request example
curl -X GET \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/789AFF0737033E93E179BD7491169D6043B0/object?download_url=1
Response
{
    "blob": {
        "id": 8049,
        "uid": "789AFF0737033E93E179BD7491169D6043B0",
        "content_type": "image/jpeg",
        "name": "Mixed_Pets.jpg",
        "size": 70980,
        "created_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "updated_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "public": true,
        "blob_object_access": {
            "dowload_url": "https://cb-shared-s3.s3.amazonaws.com/789AFF0737033E93E179BD7491169D6043B0?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIATFRX3OIRNHFSRZEEL%2F20221007%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20221007T104904Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-Signature=1eade6afb3e571c24131a15bf520058uffdv7393521e16e51de1c317c43908b1c5b52&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-cache-control=max-age%3D604800"
        }
    }
}

Edit a file (deprecated)

Update one or more parameters of the file.

Endpoint
PUT https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{blob_id}
Parameters
Parameter Required Description
blob[content_type] Optional Type of file, format: mime content type
blob[name] Optional File name with a length up to 100 chars
blob[new] Optional Set to '1' if file content should be changed
Request example
curl -X PUT \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "CB-Token: <TOKEN>" \
-d '{"blob": {"name": "My photo"}}' \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/111
Response
  {
    "blob": {
        "id": 8049,
        "uid": "9ad79a5b8bb1430fbc4bbf7be6215cb700",
        "content_type": "image/jpeg",
        "name": "My photo",
        "size": 70980,
        "created_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "updated_at": "2018-12-10T10:21:18Z",
        "blob_status": "complete",
        "set_completed_at": "2018-08-02T07:52:51Z",
        "public": true
    }
}

Delete a file

Delete a file from server by its ID.

Endpoint
DELETE https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/{blob_id}
Request example
curl -X DELETE \
-H "CB-Token:  <TOKEN>" \
https://api.connectycube.com/blobs/111
Response
200 OK