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Getting Started

Create a workflow to Upload File with the Autodesk API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Upload File action
    1. Connect your Autodesk account
    2. Select a Hub ID
    3. Select a Project
    4. Select a Folder ID
    5. Configure File Name
    6. Configure File Path or URL
    7. Optional- Select a Extension Type
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Upload File on Autodesk
Description:Uploads a new file to a specified folder in Autodesk. [See the documentation](https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/tutorials/upload-file/).
Version:0.1.0
Key:autodesk-upload-file

Code

import autodesk from "../../autodesk.app.mjs";
import {
  axios, getFileStreamAndMetadata,
} from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "autodesk-upload-file",
  name: "Upload File",
  description: "Uploads a new file to a specified folder in Autodesk. [See the documentation](https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/tutorials/upload-file/).",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    autodesk,
    hubId: {
      propDefinition: [
        autodesk,
        "hubId",
      ],
    },
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        autodesk,
        "projectId",
        (c) => ({
          hubId: c.hubId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    folderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        autodesk,
        "folderId",
        (c) => ({
          hubId: c.hubId,
          projectId: c.projectId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    fileName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "File Name",
      description: "The name of the file to upload",
    },
    filePath: {
      type: "string",
      label: "File Path or URL",
      description: "The file to upload. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the `/tmp` directory (for example, `/tmp/myFile.txt`)",
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Extension Type",
      description: "The type of file extension. For BIM 360 Docs files, use `items:autodesk.bim360:File`. For all other services, use `items:autodesk.core:File`.",
      options: [
        {
          label: "BIM 360 Docs files",
          value: "items:autodesk.core:File",
        },
        {
          label: "Other files",
          value: "items:autodesk.bim360:File",
        },
      ],
      default: "items:autodesk.core:File",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // Create storage location
    const { data } = await this.autodesk.createStorageLocation({
      $,
      projectId: this.projectId,
      data: {
        jsonapi: {
          version: "1.0",
        },
        data: {
          type: "objects",
          attributes: {
            name: this.fileName,
          },
          relationships: {
            target: {
              data: {
                type: "folders",
                id: this.folderId,
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    });

    const objectId = data.id;
    const [
      bucketKey,
      objectKey,
    ] = objectId.split("os.object:")[1]?.split("/") || [];

    // Generate signed URL
    const {
      urls, uploadKey,
    } = await this.autodesk.generateSignedUrl({
      $,
      bucketKey,
      objectKey,
    });

    const signedUrl = urls[0];

    // Upload to signed URL
    const {
      stream, metadata,
    } = await getFileStreamAndMetadata(this.filePath);

    await axios($, {
      url: signedUrl,
      data: stream,
      method: "PUT",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream",
        "Content-Length": metadata.size,
      },
      maxContentLength: Infinity,
      maxBodyLength: Infinity,
    });

    // Complete the upload
    await this.autodesk.completeUpload({
      $,
      bucketKey,
      objectKey,
      data: {
        uploadKey,
      },
    });

    // Create version 1.0 of uploaded file
    const response = await this.autodesk.createFirstVersionOfFile({
      $,
      projectId: this.projectId,
      data: {
        jsonapi: {
          version: "1.0",
        },
        data: {
          type: "items",
          attributes: {
            displayName: this.fileName,
            extension: {
              type: this.type,
              version: "1.0",
            },
          },
          relationships: {
            tip: {
              data: {
                type: "versions",
                id: "1",
              },
            },
            parent: {
              data: {
                type: "folders",
                id: this.folderId,
              },
            },
          },
        },
        included: [
          {
            type: "versions",
            id: "1",
            attributes: {
              name: this.fileName,
              extension: {
                type: this.type.replace("items", "versions"),
                version: "1.0",
              },
            },
            relationships: {
              storage: {
                data: {
                  type: "objects",
                  id: objectId,
                },
              },
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully uploaded file ${this.fileName}`);
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
AutodeskautodeskappThis component uses the Autodesk app.
Hub IDhubIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
ProjectprojectIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Folder IDfolderIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
File NamefileNamestring

The name of the file to upload

File Path or URLfilePathstring

The file to upload. Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myFile.txt)

Extension TypetypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:{ "label": "BIM 360 Docs files", "value": "items:autodesk.core:File" }{ "label": "Other files", "value": "items:autodesk.bim360:File" }

Authentication

Autodesk uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Autodesk account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Autodesk and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Autodesk API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

data:read data:create

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