Uploads & Downloads

The Temporal platform provides an easy-to-use interface that interacts with our API, and allows users to seamlessly upload, download, and access files from the distributed web.

How to upload a file to IPFS

Go to https://temporal.cloud/uploads.

2. Find the “Upload & Download” tab from the “IPFS Services” drop-down on the navigation menu.

3. You’ll land on the “Upload Files” tab by default. Select the file(s) you wish to upload from your device.

4. Select the number of months to pin the file(s) automatically on the IPFS. For more information, see pinning section.

5. Optional indexing of file(s) can be enabled to make it easily discovered by anyone through our Lens search engine, by searching for the files based off automatically generated meta-data.

How to download a file from IPFS

1. Go to https://temporal.cloud/uploads.

2. Select the “Upload & Download” tab from the “IPFS Services” drop-down on the navigation menu.

3. Navigate to “Download Files.” Here you’ll see all the files you have uploaded to the IPFS. Note that uploads and downloads can be accessed via multiple devices — you can use one device to upload a file and another device to download it.

4. Click on “Download” to download the chosen file directly from us. Additionally you can select either “IPFS Gateway” or “RTrade Gateway” to allow sharing of your files with other users through one of the aforementioned gateways. Clicking these buttons will copy the URL to your clipboard.

Download IPFS Hash

If you have the Hash of a file located on the IPFS, you can download it directly without having to search for it.

1. Navigate to “Download IPFS Hash” from the “Upload & Download” tab and insert the hash.

2. Enter a name and extension for the content you are downloading to be saved as.

My Favorites

You can favourite a file you’ve found through the Lens search engine which automatically adds it to the “My Favourites” section to allow for easy discovery.

Detailed Information

This tab will present you with a description of the details of your uploads including file format, size, number of months pinned, etc.