core.medplumclient.createattachment

MedplumClient.createAttachment() method

Creates a FHIR Attachment with the provided data content.

This is a convenience method for creating a Binary resource and then creating an Attachment element.

The data parameter can be a string or a File object.

A File object often comes from a <input type="file"> element.

Signature:

createAttachment(createBinaryOptions: CreateBinaryOptions, requestOptions?: MedplumRequestOptions): Promise<Attachment>;

Parameter	Type	Description
createBinaryOptions	CreateBinaryOptions	The binary options. See `CreateBinaryOptions` for full details.
requestOptions	MedplumRequestOptions	(Optional) Optional fetch options. NOTE: only `options.signal` is respected when `onProgress` is also provided.

Returns:

Promise<Attachment>

The result of the create operation.

Example:

const result = await medplum.createAttachment(myFile, 'test.jpg', 'image/jpeg');
console.log(result);

See the FHIR "create" operation for full details: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/http.html\#create