What it does
Upload images, videos, audio files, PDFs, and documents directly through the portal and get a permanent public URL hosted securely on Blip's media infrastructure. Paste the URL into the Builder and use the file in messages, cards, and responses from your smart contact, with no dependency on external servers.
Key features
- Upload files by dragging and dropping, selecting from your computer, or pasting directly from the clipboard with Ctrl+V (great for screenshots and images).
- Every uploaded file becomes a permanent public Blip URL, ready to copy and paste into the Builder.
- Upload history showing the name, size, and date of recent files, with buttons to copy the URL, open the link, or remove it from the history.
- Built-in preview for images, MP4 videos, PDFs, JSON, and CSV files without leaving the screen.
- Automatic warning when a file exceeds WhatsApp's size limits by type (image 5MB, video and audio 16MB, document 100MB).
- Convert files from an external URL or base64 content into a Blip media URL, for use in integrations within the flow.
Benefits
- Make files available in your bot without writing code or managing your own hosting.
- Fast and reliable access to media through public links that never expire.
- Reuse the same file in multiple parts of the flow by simply pasting the URL.
- Avoid sending errors by identifying files that exceed WhatsApp's size limits before publishing.
Who it's for
For anyone who builds and manages chatbots on Blip and uses File Uploader to host files and generate links easily within their flows.
