This article describes how to ingest a file using Postman.

Contents

• Overview
  • Prerequisites
    • URLs
• Step 1: Generate a signed URL for upload
• Step 2: Send put request to upload data

Overview

Instead of the cURL command, files can be uploaded using the Postman extension. To ingest a file via this route, a two-step process needs to be followed. 

• Step 1: Generate a signed URL for upload
• Step 2: Send a put request to upload data

Prerequisites

• Tenant API key
• Postman Tool

Step 1: Generate a signed URL for upload

1. Click on the + symbol to open a new tab.
2. Select POST by using the drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Enter the request URL as https://api.peak.ai/file/signedurl/client
4. In the headers tab, enter the following:
   1. Key: Content-Type and Value: application/JSON 
   2. Key: Authorization and Value: Tenant API key

    5. Click on the body. Select raw 

    6. Enter the filename as a parameter in the format:  { "fileName":  "<filename>.csv" }

Click on send. If the request has been successful, a URL will be generated as shown below with a status of 200 OK.

Step 2: Send a put request to upload data

1. Open a new tab. 
2. Select PUT using the drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Remove the inverted commas and copy the response url generated in the step above.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Paste the URL into the panel adjacent to PUT.
5. The headers should then automatically be filled out as shown below.
   
   
   
   
6. Click on the body tab. Select binary. 
7. Upload the relevant file.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Click on send. 
9. If the put request has been successful, the status will be returned as 200 OK. 

Next Steps:

Once the data has been ingested into the Peak data lake, a feed can be created and scheduled.