How do I send a file in Android from a mobile device to server using http?

Question

In android, how do I send a file(data) from a mobile device to server using http.

Answer 1

Easy, you can use a Post request and submit your file as binary (byte array).

String url = "http://yourserver"; File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath(),         "yourfile"); try {     HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();      HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(url);      InputStreamEntity reqEntity = new InputStreamEntity(             new FileInputStream(file), -1);     reqEntity.setContentType("binary/octet-stream");     reqEntity.setChunked(true); // Send in multiple parts if needed     httppost.setEntity(reqEntity);     HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);     //Do something with response...  } catch (Exception e) {     // show error } 

Answer 2

This can be done with a HTTP Post request to the server:

HttpClient http = AndroidHttpClient.newInstance("MyApp"); HttpPost method = new HttpPost("http://url-to-server");  method.setEntity(new FileEntity(new File("path-to-file"), "application/octet-stream"));  HttpResponse response = http.execute(method);