import Intro from '/docs/snippets/breaking-change-page-intro.md'
import MigrationIntro from '/docs/snippets/breaking-change-page-migration-intro.md'

Upload a file at entry creation is no longer supported#

In Strapi 5, uploading a file while creating an entry is no longer supported. Users must upload the file first via the Upload API, then create the entry with the file id.

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

Breaking change description#

In Strapi v4

It was possible to upload a file while creating an entry, as .

In Strapi 5

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

Migration#

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.