https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/new-to-appian/39734/receive-file-in-appian-through-external-systemI know we can create file upload web API to get files in Binary, but is it possible to get file using body of the api as formdata of jsonen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/151585?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:15:15 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:86bed6b4-6077-4b47-853c-c0ef431b722aShubham Aware[quote userid="57458" url="~/discussions/f/new-to-appian/39734/receive-file-in-appian-through-external-system/151581"]Can&#39;t we send file as base64 format in JSON body?[/quote] <p>Yes, you absolutely can send files as base64 format in JSON body.<br /><br />I got your requirement now,<br />Have you tried creating Web API by this option which will guide you easily.<br /><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:320px;" src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/62/pastedimage1758100509591v1.png" alt=" " /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/151581?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:52:14 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:866f18a8-0ec3-41f6-a754-d5a66b753e74adityan0002<p>Can&#39;t we send file as base64 format in JSON body?<br />Also can you guide how can I leverage multipart/form-data for sending file in Web API body, I am creating Web API in appian how do I have to pass the values in the body so that Appian can store the file?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/151578?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:30:57 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:74314bb7-97ab-431a-8461-b0924af4861bShubham Aware<p>No,Web APIs cannot receive files through JSON body. Files must be sent as binary or multipart/form-data. JSON is a text-based format that cannot encode binary file data, while files require binary transmission</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>