Add Image Uploads to Your App in 15 Minutes Using ImageUpload.app API

#webdev #javascript #imageupload

Need image uploads for your app, but don’t want to deal with S3 buckets or CORS headaches?
Here’s a lightweight, production-ready way to get it done fast.

🧠 Step 1: Get Your API Key

💻 Step 2: Frontend Integration

<script src="https://imageupload.app/imageupload-sdk.min.js"></script>
<script>
  const uploader = new ImageUploadApp('YOUR_API_KEY');
  uploader.upload(fileInput.files[0])
    .then(res => console.log('Image URL:', res.url))
    .catch(err => console.error(err));
</script>

⚙️ Step 3: Backend Example (Node.js + Express)

import express from 'express';
import multer from 'multer';
import fetch from 'node-fetch';
import fs from 'fs';

const upload = multer({ dest: 'uploads/' });
const app = express();

app.post('/upload', upload.single('image'), async (req, res) => {
  const form = new FormData();
  form.append('images', fs.createReadStream(req.file.path));
  const response = await fetch('https://imageupload.app/api/1/upload', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.IMAGEUPLOAD_KEY}` },
    body: form
  });
  const data = await response.json();
  res.json({ url: data.data.url });
});

🧩 Features

5 images per request (4 MB each)

HTTPS + API key security

CDN-ready public URLs

Works from both frontend or backend

JSON response for easy parsing

🪄 Bonus Ideas

Add a progress bar for multiple uploads.

Combine with your CMS or user profile pages.

Optimize with lazy-loading and WebP conversion.

🔗 Learn More

Docs → https://imageupload.app/en/api-docs