Example of uploading an audio file to drupal via JSONAPI

drupalUploadMedia.js

import fetch from "node-fetch";

// env vars
const apiUser = "apiuser";
const apiPass = "pass";
const baseUrl = "https://example.org/jsonapi";

const auth = "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${apiUser}:${apiPass}`).toString("base64");

/* This snippet:
1. takes a sample MP3 url and downloads it
2. uploads the audio to your drupal instance as a "file"
3. creates a media object associated with that file, so it can be used later
*/

const testMp3Url =
  "https://download.samplelib.com/mp3/sample-6s.mp3";

const createMediaItem = async (uuid, fileName) => {
  const url = baseUrl + "/media/sf_audio_media_type";

  const jsonApiData = {
    data: {
      type: "media--sf_audio_media_type",
      attributes: {
        status: true,
        name: fileName,
      },
      relationships: {
        field_media_audio_file: {
          data: {
            type: "file--file",
            id: uuid
          },
        },
      },
    },
  };

  const jsonApiRequest = await fetch(url, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Accept: "application/vnd.api+json",
      "Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
      Authorization: auth,
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(jsonApiData),
  });

  if (jsonApiRequest.ok) {
    const jsonApiResponse = await jsonApiRequest.json();
    console.log("Media item created", jsonApiResponse);
  } else {
    console.log("Error creating media item", jsonApiRequest.status, jsonApiRequest.statusText);
  }
};

const uploadMedia = async () => {
  const url = baseUrl + "/media/sf_audio_media_type/field_media_audio_file";

  // get raw buffer of audio file
  const audioRequest = await fetch(testMp3Url);
  const audioBuffer = await audioRequest.buffer();

  const fileName = "test5.mp3";

  // Step 2: Upload audio to SiteFarm media
  const uploadRequest = await fetch(url, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Accept: "application/vnd.api+json",
      "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream",
      "Content-Disposition": 'file; filename="' + fileName + '"',
      Authorization: auth,
    },
    body: audioBuffer,
  });

  if (uploadRequest.ok) {
    const uploadData = await uploadRequest.json();

    const mediaId = uploadData.data.id;

    console.log("Upload successful", uploadData);

    await createMediaItem(mediaId, fileName);
  } else {
    console.log("Upload failed");
  }
};

uploadMedia()
  .then(() => console.log("done"))
  .catch(console.error);