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Attachment Field

There are two types of attachment fields: single_attachment and multi_attachment. single_attachment field-values can only hold a single file while multi_attachment fields can hold multiple files.

An attachment field definition consists only of the common field properties and has no settings.

App creation​

POSThttps://api.tapeapp.com/v1/app

An attachment field can be created as part of an app creation. Here is an example request body for creating an excerpt of a bug-report app within a workspace with ID 1. The app contains a multi_attachment field "Screenshots". Other useful fields for a bug-report app, like "Title", "Description" or "Priority", are omitted for brevity.

single_attachment fields are created in the same way as multi_attachment fields.

➡️    Request
 curl -X POST https://api.tapeapp.com/v1/app/ \
   -u user_key_replace_with_your_api_key: \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   --data '{
    "workspace_id": 1,
    "name": "Bug Reports",
    "item_name": "Report",
    "fields": [
      {
        "field_type": "multi_attachment",
        "config": {
          "label": "Screenshots", 
          "description": "Screenshots of the bug.",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    ] 
  }'
⬅️    Response
{
  "app_id": 1,
  "workspace_id": 1,
  "slug": "bug-reports",
  "name": "Bug Reports",
  "record_name": "Report",
  "item_name": "Report",
  "type": "database",
  "position": 0,
  "config": {
    "item_name": "Report",
    "name": "Bug Reports"
  },
  "fields": [
    {
      "field_id": 1,
      "slug": "screenshots",
      "label": "Screenshots",
      "type": "file",
      "field_type": "multi_attachment",
      "config": {
        "label": "Screenshots",
        "slug": "screenshots",
        "description": "Screenshots of the bug.",
        "required": false,
        "always_hidden": false,
        "hidden_if_empty": false,
        "settings": {
          "multiple": true
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

App update​

PUThttps://api.tapeapp.com/v1/app/{appId}

An attachment field can be created or updated as part of an app update. Here is an example request body for updating the previously created bug-reports app with ID 1. The update sets the required property of "Screenshots" to true and adds a second multi_attachment field "Other Files".

➡️    Request

curl -X PUT https://api.tapeapp.com/v1/app/1 \
    -u user_key_replace_with_your_api_key: \
   --data '{
    "app_id": 1,
    "fields": [
      {
        "field_id": 2,
        "config": {
          "label": "Screenshots",
          "description": "Screenshots of the bug.",
          "required": true
        }
      },
      {
        "field_type": "multi_attachment",
        "config": {
          "label": "Other Files",
          "description": "Other files related to the bug.",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    ] 
  }'
⬅️    Response
{
  "app_id": 1,
  "workspace_id": 1,
  "slug": "bug-reports",
  "name": "Bug Reports",
  "record_name": "Report",
  "item_name": "Report",
  "type": "database",
  "position": 0,
  "config": {
    "item_name": "Report",
    "name": "Bug Reports"
  },
  "fields": [
    {
      "field_id": 1,
      "slug": "screenshots",
      "label": "Screenshots",
      "type": "file",
      "field_type": "multi_attachment",
      "config": {
        "label": "Screenshots",
        "slug": "screenshots",
        "description": "Screenshots of the bug.",
        "required": true,
        "always_hidden": false,
        "hidden_if_empty": false,
        "settings": {
          "multiple": true
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "field_id": 2,
      "external_id": "other_files",
      "slug": "other_files",
      "label": "Other Files",
      "type": "file",
      "field_type": "multi_attachment",
      "config": {
        "label": "Other Files",
        "slug": "other_files",
        "description": "Other files related to the bug.",
        "required": false,
        "always_hidden": false,
        "hidden_if_empty": false,
        "settings": {
          "multiple": true
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}