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Upload a file at entry creation is no longer supported

In Strapi 5, it is not possible to upload a file while creating an entry, so this should be done in 2 steps.

This page is part of the breaking changes database and provides information about the breaking change and additional instructions to migrate from Strapi v4 to Strapi 5.

Breaking change description​

In Strapi v4

It was possible to upload a file while creating an entry, as documented for Strapi v4.

In Strapi 5

You must upload the file first, and then create the entry with the created file id.

Migration​

This section regroups useful notes and procedures about the introduced breaking change.

Migration procedure​

Users must update their custom code, first sending a POST call to the Upload API at /api/upload/, then creating an entry with a POST call to the REST API at /api with the created file id.