I built a public file hosting utility for n8n where you control exactly when the file disappears

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If one of your n8n nodes generates a file, but the next node or API expects a public file URL, you usually need somewhere to upload that file first.

The usual solution is Google Drive, but their URLs often don’t work directly with many APIs. You usually have to tweak the URL format or deal with sharing permissions.

Another option is S3 or R2

But configuring S3/R2 properly (bucket policies, IAM roles, public access settings, signed URLs) can easily become a project on its own.

I kept seeing people run into this problem while building automations.

So I built Upload to URL - an n8n integration with one core idea:

Get a public URL instantly, but the file doesn’t live on the server forever

You decide when the file disappears.

Here’s how it works inside an n8n workflow:

  • Upload any file → get a public URL instantly

  • Set an expiry date so the file automatically deletes itself

  • Or use the Delete a File action to remove it anytime

This makes it easy to treat workflow-generated files as temporary artifacts instead of permanent storage.

If this is a problem you’ve run into in n8n workflows, feel free to try it out.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-uploadtourl

Would also love to hear how others here are solving this today - Drive, S3, something else, or a custom setup?

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This is exactly the gap I kept running into when building automation pipelines — you generate a file mid-workflow and suddenly you need a public URL to pass to the next API, but Drive URLs are a mess and S3 setup is a whole afternoon project.

The expiry date feature is the part that actually matters here. Temporary file hosting that self-cleans is genuinely useful for workflows that run on a schedule and generate reports or exports — you don’t want 6 months of PDFs sitting in a bucket forever.

Question for you: does the free tier (100 credits/month) reset monthly, or is it a one-time limit? Trying to figure out if this fits workflows that run daily.

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Hi, This tool was born from my own experience of facing this gap and I am happy this solves your gap too.

The free tier resets monthly.

If you need any help, please let me know.