Upload file to SharePoint using REST API

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I implemented SharePoint API connect/authorize/download functionality in an Excel workbook using VBA:

base_url = "SP URL/_api/web/"
end_url = "GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('" & endpoint_url
url = base_url & end_url & filepath & "')/$value"
HttpRequest.Open "GET", url
HttpRequest.setRequestHeader "Authorization", "Bearer " & auth_token
HttpRequest.Send
sresult = HttpRequest.responseText
sObject = HttpRequest.responseBody
filepath = Replace(filepath, "%20", " ")
filestring = Replace(filestring, "%20", " ")
'MsgBox HttpRequest.Status
If HttpRequest.Status = 200 Then
    'MsgBox HttpRequest.responseBody
    Set MyStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
    MyStream.Open
    MyStream.Type = 1
    MyStream.Write HttpRequest.responseBody
    MyStream.SaveToFile filestring, 2
    MyStream.Close
Else
MsgBox HttpRequest.Status
MsgBox "Error - Connection to server failed"
End If

I am struggling to adapt this for an upload use case.

From reading the SP API docs I see I need to adjust the url endpoint to /GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Library Name/Folder Name')/Files/add(url='example.txt',overwrite=true)

How do I adapt the HttpRequest part? Is it as simple as changing the HttpRequest.Open "GET", url to HttpRequest.Open "SEND", url and then altering the below part?

Set MyStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
    MyStream.Open
    MyStream.Type = 1
    MyStream.Write HttpRequest.responseBody
    MyStream.SaveToFile filestring, 2
    MyStream.Close

I tried to rewrite the MyStream part of the script but I am really unfamiliar with constructing this type of upload request.

I attempted to write a SEND version of the function but am unclear on the full scope of changes I need to make.

CDP1802 · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-30 14:20:13Z

4

For upload use .LoadFromFile and then .read on the ADO stream.

' read  file as binary
    Dim ado As Object
    Set ado = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
    With ado
        .Type = 1 'binary
        .Open
        .LoadFromFile filepath & filename
        .Position = 0
    End With

    ' request
    Dim client As Object
    Set client = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0")
    With client
        .Open "POST", Url, False
        .setRequestHeader "Authorization", "Bearer " & AUTH_TOKEN
        .send ado.read
        ado.Close
        
        Debug.Print .responseText
        If .Status = 200 Then '200 = OK
            MsgBox ("Upload completed successfully")
        Else
            MsgBox .Status & ": " & .statusText
        End If

    End With

answered Jan 30, 2023 at 14:20

CDP1802

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Matt Poole Over a year ago

Great answer, with working code example that could be easily imported to my existing functions. Thanks for the guidance @CDP1802.

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