# Binary file type in REST api upload

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/binary-file-type-in-rest-api-upload/14256>\
**Category:** How do I?\
**Created:** [October 30, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/binary-file-type-in-rest-api-upload/14256 "2024-10-30T12:03:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Himanshu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/himanshu/32/16305_2.png) [@Himanshu](https://community.weweb.io/u/Himanshu)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/binary-file-type-in-rest-api-upload/14256/1 "2024-10-30T12:03:53Z")

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In postman, we can keep the Body type as Binary and upload a file. How can I do the same in WeWeb?

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**Author:** ![Broberto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/broberto/32/5918_2.png) [@Broberto](https://community.weweb.io/u/Broberto)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/binary-file-type-in-rest-api-upload/14256/2 "2024-10-30T16:28:03Z")

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You need to set the content type to be the desired type. It’s a header you can set when sending a rest request