Guidance on uploading files to API in ADF using Web activity

Question

Hello everyone. I have successfully uploaded a file to an API using Postman, but I am now exploring how to achieve the same in Azure Data Factory (ADF) using the web activity. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a comprehensive explanation of the web activity dataset and link service properties online. I'm curious to know if it's feasible to utilize the web activity in ADF to post a file to an API. If this is possible, I would greatly appreciate it if someone could share documentation or provide guidance on how to accomplish this task. Thank you for your assistance

Answer 1

Hi @Glasier ,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to directly post a file to an API using the Web activity in Azure Data Factory, there is a workaround that involves using an Azure Function or Logic App to handle the file upload and then calling the API using the Web activity in Azure Data Factory.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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