Example for posting product images

[bnoffer]

Hi,

I tried to upload new product images via the API, but was unable to figure out the way how it is done properly. Is there a example available or has someone implemented this successfully?

Thanks in advance!

[alirnz]

@bnoffer you found solution?, i am also stuck at that part.. trying to do some thing like this
{
"product": {
"name": "test product api hello through short new new3",
"full_description": "hello this is test1111",
"short_description": "this is hello",
"image": [{
"src": "http://cdn.lib-tech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-2017-Lib-Tech-Skate-Banana-Yellow-Snowboard-800x800.png",
"attachment": ""
}]
}
}

but no luck

[bnoffer]

sadly not.

I tried different variations incl. attachments etc., some went through without error, but no image showed up, some came back with an error.

[spielinger]

Hi!

After some debugging I found out, how to upload images via the API. Here are some code snippets:

ImageDto idto = new ImageDto();
byte[] imgByteArray = ImageToByteArray(iPicture);
String base64String = Convert.ToBase64String(imgByteArray, Base64FormattingOptions.None);
idto.Attachment = base64String;
idto.MimeType = "image/x-png";
categoryJson.category.Image = idto;
...
string cCategoryJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(categoryJson, Formatting.None, new
JsonSerializerSettings { NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore });
...
static public byte[] ImageToByteArray(System.Drawing.Image imageIn)
{
using (var ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
{
imageIn.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
return ms.ToArray();
}
}

It is important to assign only "Attachment" and "MimeType" and to leave "Src" and "Binary" empty. The byte array for "Attachment" has to be a base 64 encoded string.

Hope this helps.