Allow for posting attachements with remote media uri #318

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opened 2022-11-27 06:55:16 +00:00 by Beefox · 7 comments

Beefox commented

2022-11-27 06:55:16 +00:00

Basically: don't require people to upload media to post it.

this is more for api stuff then front end stuff, but if i want to make a post i can't have the attachment be "beefox.xyz/warblehole.webp", instead if have to upload it to the instance. this may not be ideal in some situaitons.

(yes i know this is a really neiche thing, feel free to shoot it down i will work out some other way c:)

Basically: don't require people to upload media to post it. this is more for api stuff then front end stuff, but if i want to make a post i can't have the attachment be "beefox.xyz/warblehole.webp", instead if have to upload it to the instance. this may not be ideal in some situaitons. (yes i know this is a really neiche thing, feel free to shoot it down i will work out some other way c:)

floatingghost commented

2022-11-27 16:06:00 +00:00

Owner

this probably isn't possible - the way the API works is that you upload media and are given an ID, which you then pass to on the status creation call
there's no link between URL and status, just media ID and status

this probably isn't possible - the way the API works is that you upload media and are given an ID, which you then pass to on the status creation call there's no link between URL and status, just media ID and status

luna commented

2022-11-27 16:19:54 +00:00

Contributor

Maybe there could be an extension API route that receives an URL, downloads it server-side, and gives out the media ID which is then used on status creation?

Beefox commented

2022-11-27 21:19:10 +00:00

Author

darn :/

though i will say in activity pub, attachments are just links to the file, so it is technically possible, however it might mean a bigger rewrite then i hoped it would be

darn :/ though i will say in activity pub, attachments are just links to the file, so it is technically possible, however it might mean a bigger rewrite then i hoped it would be

nninja commented

2022-11-28 01:35:59 +00:00

Write your post in HTML and hotlink the image?

Beefox commented

2022-11-29 10:55:09 +00:00

Author

that's my current plan, however then we encounter the issue of mastodon not supporting any formating including images in posts

ilja commented

2023-01-15 15:35:54 +00:00

Contributor

If it's just to have an API endpoint to do this; I wonder if it's already possible using the AP c2s API 🤔

I have a simple example here for AP c2s that you can maybe play with to see if you can get something working https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/issues/2937

If it's just to have an API endpoint to do this; I wonder if it's already possible using the AP c2s API 🤔 I have a simple example here for AP c2s that you can maybe play with to see if you can get something working https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/issues/2937

Beefox commented

2023-01-25 10:17:26 +00:00

Author

oh yes this is useful!

I will have to think about how to implement it on my end but this is helpful c:

oh yes this is useful! I will have to think about how to implement it on my end but this is helpful c:

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