# Using Multipart Encoded Content for files with CallRESTEndpoint

**URL:** https://community.linx.software/community/t/using-multipart-encoded-content-for-files-with-callrestendpoint/666
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**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/using-multipart-encoded-content-for-files-with-callrestendpoint/666 "2023-07-21T12:49:06Z")
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### Author: ![Shantoie](https://community.linx.software/community/user_avatar/community.linx.software/shantoie/32/1376_2.png) [@Shantoie](https://community.linx.software/community/u/Shantoie)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/using-multipart-encoded-content-for-files-with-callrestendpoint/666/1 "2023-07-21T12:49:06Z")

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If you need to send a file over a Multi-part encoded Content in a REST API, you will need to convert the file to binary first, then send that binary in the Mult-part Endoded body.

The API may look something like this:

 ![image](https://community.linx.software/community/uploads/default/original/2X/8/802116f18adb5e865befadd3799b62883426061f.png)

First retrieve the binary for the file you need to sent. Do this by using the BinaryFileRead function (in the File plugin)

 ![image](https://community.linx.software/community/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e74b4fc5abbe7dfb93e0c436c0ec706e44243a44.png)

Then send that binary in the Multi-part encoded body setting.

 ![image](https://community.linx.software/community/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9c427eb7642e5e3774a189fcee4ff28d4a360817.png)

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### Author: ![Shantoie](https://community.linx.software/community/user_avatar/community.linx.software/shantoie/32/1376_2.png) [@Shantoie](https://community.linx.software/community/u/Shantoie)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/using-multipart-encoded-content-for-files-with-callrestendpoint/666/2 "2023-07-31T12:21:15Z")

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Please note:

**When using a Binary file:**

- binary content is accepted (see the _Value_ field in the ‘myfile’ example above)
- the _File Name_ must be specified

**When using a Base64 file:**

- a string value is accepted (see the _Value_ field in the ‘somedata’ example above)
- the _File Name_ must not be specified

More detail available in the documentation: [Call REST Endpoint (50%) (linx.software)](https://linx.software/docs/6/reference/plugins/rest/content/callrestendpoint/)