Python Flask Api - image upload & display url

Question

Basically I'm working in php laravel.

I've just started to work with Flask. I'm developing API in Flask. I'm trying to upload image file from Api to the Ubuntu server. Also I wanted to share image url.

Following code is working locally but not able to retrieve image from URL. Same code is working in ubuntu but image is not getting stored in said location. I'm thinking I'm not giving proper path.

    file = request.files['file']
    file_name = str(current_user.id) +".jpg"
    file.save(os.path.join("static/corporate_employee_images/", file_name))

I tried to store image content in database and retrieve but that too isn't working.getting read_image not found error.

I just wanted to upload image and return its url. In above case

http://127.0.0.1:5000/static/corporate_employee_images/10.jpg

How can I achieve this.

Please guide.

Thanks

I actually tried all possible way which I have I'll share code after finishing food.code working locally but not on Ubuntu. — Bhavesh NS
– Bhavesh NS, Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 7:35
And How should people trying to answer your question know what you tried? — Tobias
– Tobias, Commented Dec 12, 2018 at 7:37

Joost · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-12 09:53:39Z

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So right now you're saving the file in the current working directory, which does not have to be the same as the app folder.

So you need to save the file in the right folder, you also need to take into account the location of your flask app.

So change:

file.save(os.path.join("static/corporate_employee_images/", file_name))

to:

file.save(os.path.join(app.root_path, "static/corporate_employee_images/", file_name))

answered Dec 12, 2018 at 9:53

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Bhavesh NS Over a year ago

Thanks. And how can I access it? I meant URL

Joost Over a year ago

url_for('static', filename="static/corporate_employee_images/" + file_name)

Bhavesh NS Over a year ago

This is for html or for api? I mean I'm returning response in json. This will work? { "data": [ { "activities": 3, "email_id": "", "entity_name": "", "hours": 5, "hours_percentag": 15, "image": "127.0.0.1:5000/static/corporate_employee_images/10.jpg", "interest": "Mumbai", "job_information": "hero", "level": "novice", "location": "Mumbai", "organizations": 2, } ], "status": "success" }

Joost Over a year ago

It shouldn't matter since it's a relative path anyways. It just returns static/corporate_employee_images/10.jpg. You can then add the start of the url in js.

Bhavesh NS Over a year ago

Its purely Api, No Html,js used.

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