Upload File via REST API Controller — Spring Boot Tutorial

In this video, I explain how to upload and process files using Spring Boot and REST Controller.

File Upload with Spring Boot / Java

Topics

• Controller to process a file upload request
• Model for accepting a file and returning the response
• Configuration for media type: multipart/form-data

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Introduction

In modern web applications, file uploading is a standard functionality that can be easily implemented using Spring Boot and REST API. In this article, we’ll discuss creating a Spring Boot application to upload files, including details about project structure, controllers, and services, and testing the functionality through Postman. We’ll use an example from an actual project to understand the process.

Project Structure