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Need image uploads for your app, but don’t want to deal with S3 buckets or CORS headaches?
Here’s a lightweight, production-ready way to get it done fast.
🧠 Step 1: Get Your API Key
Sign up and grab your API key from ImageUpload.app.
💻 Step 2: Frontend Integration
<script src="https://imageupload.app/imageupload-sdk.min.js"></script>
<script>
const uploader = new ImageUploadApp('YOUR_API_KEY');
uploader.upload(fileInput.files[0])
.then(res => console.log('Image URL:', res.url))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
</script>
⚙️ Step 3: Backend Example (Node.js + Express)
import express from 'express';
import multer from 'multer';
import fetch from 'node-fetch';
import fs from 'fs';
const upload = multer({ dest: 'uploads/' });
const app = express();
app.post('/upload', upload.single('image'), async (req, res) => {
const form = new FormData();
form.append('images', fs.createReadStream(req.file.path));
const response = await fetch('https://imageupload.app/api/1/upload', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.IMAGEUPLOAD_KEY}` },
body: form
});
const data = await response.json();
res.json({ url: data.data.url });
});
🧩 Features
5 images per request (4 MB each)
HTTPS + API key security
CDN-ready public URLs
Works from both frontend or backend
JSON response for easy parsing
🪄 Bonus Ideas
Add a progress bar for multiple uploads.
Combine with your CMS or user profile pages.
Optimize with lazy-loading and WebP conversion.
🔗 Learn More
Docs → https://imageupload.app/en/api-docs
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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by cond
cond | Sciencx (2025-11-01T05:02:37+00:00) Add Image Uploads to Your App in 15 Minutes Using ImageUpload.app API. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/11/01/add-image-uploads-to-your-app-in-15-minutes-using-imageupload-app-api/
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