The latest articles on DEV Community by Victor Osas Ighalo (@misterwyz). https://dev.to/misterwyz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F493936%2F8cea0b96-33f8-4d96-8034-4635d3c1723f.jpeg https://dev.to/misterwyz en Victor Osas Ighalo Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:30:51 +0000 https://dev.to/misterwyz/upload-base64-encoded-image-with-laravel-1mee https://dev.to/misterwyz/upload-base64-encoded-image-with-laravel-1mee <p>I am going to be really straight to the point on this one. If you need to upload a base64 encoded image or you just want to learn how to do it for future use, then bookmark this page now.</p> <p>I won't talk about the User Interface or the input form. I will only talk about the actual method within your controller. I will assume you have that part covered already and your are building a RESTful API. <strong>So let's call the method UploadImage</strong></p> <h3> What does this method do? 🤓 </h3> <p>The method uploads multiple image types, such as: <em>jpeg, png, svg, gif and base64 encoded images. So it handles all our image upload needs</em> 🏌🏼‍♂️<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> public function UploadImage(Request $request) { //method body goes here } </code></pre> </div> <p><a href="https://victorighalo.medium.com/how-to-upload-base64-encoded-image-and-other-image-types-with-laravel-f2f85e9cb6f6">continue</a></p>