Actions: Blobs
batch create blob
Creates one or more blobs containing the data of the specified files.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | Where the resulting array that contains the blobs’ record IDs of
uploaded files will be stored. Example Output: [1][01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij] [2][99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142] |
| Data | A variable storing an array that contains the filepath and type of
each data file to be uploaded. Example Array: [1][blobData][/Users/username/Desktop/image.png] [1][blobType][png] [2][blobData][/Users/username/Desktop/video.mp4] [2][blobType][mp4] |
| Target | The place to create the blob(s) (local or cloud). |
batch delete blob
Deletes one or more blob records.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Data | A variable storing an array that contains the record IDs of the
blobs to be deleted. Example Array: [01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij][] [99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142][] |
| Target | The place to delete the blob(s) (local or cloud). |
batch read blob
Retrieves the path(s) where the specified blob records can be accessed.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | Where the resulting array that contains the blobs’ filepaths will be
stored. Example Output: [01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij][/Appli/data/config/CanelaDB/blobs/user@email.com/ProjectID/~temp/01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij.png] [99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142][/Appli/data/config/CanelaDB/blobs/user@email.com/ProjectID/~temp/99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142.mp4] |
| Data | A variable storing an array that contains the record IDs of the
blobs to be read. Example Array: [01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij][] [99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142][] |
| Target | The place to read the blob(s) (local or cloud). |
batch update blob
Updates one or more blobs and replaces the existing data with that of the specified files.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Data | A variable storing an array that contains the blob record ID whose
data will be replaced and the filepath of the new file to be
uploaded. Example Array: [01234567-abcd-8901-efgh-2345678901ij][/Users/username/Desktop/newImage.png] [99999999-efgh-1231-aaaa-234567890142][/Users/username/Desktop/newVideo.mp4] |
| Target | The place to update the blob(s) (local or cloud). |
clear temporary blobs
Clears the temporary blobs for this project.
create blob
Creates a blob containing the data in the specified file. You can specify a filepath using a variable, or allow selection of file by the user.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| BlobID | Where the resulting blobID should be be placed. |
| DataFilePath | The filepath to where the data for the blob can be found. THe path can be in a variable or can be selected by the user. |
| Target | The place to create the blob (local or cloud). |
delete blob
Deletes a blob from your app’s blob table. This can not be undone.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| Output | Where should the result of the delete function be placed |
| BlobID | The ID of the blob to be deleted. |
| Target | The place to delete the blob (local or cloud). |
read blob
Returns the URL where the specified data blob is accessible.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| BlobID | Where the data for the blob can be found |
| Target | The place to access the blob (local or cloud). |
| OutputFormat | Specify whether the blob’s URL or DATA is returned. |
| Output | Where the resulting blobID should be be placed. |
update blob
The update blob action will replace an existing blob with an updated version.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| DataFilePath | Where the new data for the blob can be found. |
| BlobID | The ID of the blob to be updated. |
| Target | The place to access the records (local or cloud). |
| Output | The to place the result of the update. |
This chapter was last updated on Wed 11 Jun 2025 16:05:43 BST