Hi!
We are building an integration where an external tool pushes PDF files to Appfarm via a Flow API Endpoint. However, we can’t seem to locate “Create File Object” in Flows.
Is the “Create File Object” action node planned to be available in Flows, and if so is there any timeline on it?
Hi, and thank you for reaching out!
You are correct that “Create File Object” is not currently available in Flows. This is something we are aware of and are prioritizing to implement. Based on our current roadmap, we expect this to be available during Q3.
Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions!
Synne
Any update on this? It’s currently a blocker for our intended use.
A follow-up to my last post. The docs list three source types for Create File Object — Default, URL and Custom (string or blob). For an external app posting to a Flow API Endpoint, is Custom usable, or is the two-step approach (Appfarm fetching the file from a URL with Run on Server) the intended path?
Either would work for us, but size decides it. We’re moving photos, and they are rarely under 1 MB these days — in our data the average is about 4 MB, the largest 65 MB, and only 10% fall under 1 MB.
So: what is the actual maximum request body size on a Flow endpoint, and is it configurable? If it can be raised to around 100 MB, Custom would be much simpler for us. If not, we’ll go the URL route.
Thanks,
Appfarm AI has been updated with this as well now!
Regarding your question: There was a configurable size limit (default: 1 MB) when sending files as base64 to a Service Endpoint. I am invetigating that that limit is for Flows, as there is no configurability on this limit yet for Flows. Using this approach would require “Custom” as source type for the Create File Object.
The URL route, however, should work now - so if you have the flexibility to choose, I would go for that approach!
