CIDs of uploaded files can't be retrieved with any API call
husnain-chakor opened this issue · 5 comments
Hello, I am currently using the NFT.Storage APIs for managing NFT collections and tokens. The documentation provides comprehensive details on creating collections, adding tokens, and other functionalities. However, I am unable to find any information regarding the retrieval of CIDs (Content Identifiers) for the files uploaded to the service.
Could you please clarify if there is a way to obtain the CIDs for files uploaded via the NFT.Storage API? Specifically, I am looking to understand if the CIDs are included in any response from the upload or token addition endpoints.
Hi @husnain-chakor - thanks for reaching out. We're working on improving documentation around retrieval as we speak.
From our FAQ page here:
We're enhancing data retrieval from NFT.Storage through collaboration with our Storage Providers to facilitate access via ipfs.io, a part of the decentralized IPFS network. This IPFS public gateway is currently under development to support efficient data retrieval. In the meantime, it's accessible for experimental use at ipfs.io/[enter CID].
For less frequent retrievals, get your content directly from the Filecoin storage provider. Learn more about retrieving from Storage Providers.
For more consistent, day-to-day retrieval needs, the IPFS.io gateway may not be suitable due to the varying reliability of this gateway. For a more suitable frequent retrieval use case, we recommend considering one of these options.
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Please give ipfs.io/[enter CID] a try and let us know how it works for you.
Thanks for your response, I'll try the IPFS.io gateway and see if it works for me.
Great! How did it work out?
Bumping this up
So, it didn't work out for me. But i have left it for now and will wait for your documentation update.