Convert this Python command to an HTTP Request

[dbayer]

Describe the problem/error/question

I can’t seem to figure out the settings to put in an HTTP Request node that matches this python code

with open(file='test_document.pdf', mode='rb') as file_object:
    response = requests.post(url='http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v4/documents/1/files/', auth=('username', 'password'), files={'file_new': file_object}, data={'action_name': append})

What is the error message (if any)?

ERROR: Bad request - please check your parameters
400 - "{\"action_name\":[\"This field is required.\"],\"file_new\":[\"No file was submitted.\"]}"

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Information on your n8n setup

• n8n version: 1.22.6
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• Operating system: Ubuntu 22.04

[ihortom]

@dbayer , if I’m not mistaken it would be this

Surely, you would need to fill in the missing bits with the actual values (credentials and the binary file).

[dbayer]

Hello @ihortom

Thanks for the help. That almost worked, but not quite.

Here’s my workflow

After changing the parameters to your suggestion, this is the error message I’m getting

ERROR: The resource you are requesting could not be found
404 - "{\"detail\":\"Not found.\"}"

[dbayer]

Never mind. I was pointing to the wrong field for where to send the file. Once I fixed that, it worked perfectly!