# @aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post
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This package provide a function generating URL and fields. Users without AWS credentials can use the URL and fields to
to make a POST request to S3. The documentation for the server side feature can be found in [S3 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/sigv4-UsingHTTPPOST.html). Please read related sections for more context.
### Import
JavaScript Example:
```javascript
const { createPresignedPost } = require("@aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post");
const { S3Client } = require("@aws-sdk/client-s3");
```
ES6 Example
```javascript
import { createPresignedPost } from "@aws-sdk/s3-presigned-post";
import { S3Client } from "@aws-sdk/client-s3";
```
### Create a POST Policy
You can optionally attach a policy to a presigned post. It specifies a list of conditions that the request must meet.
For example:
```typescript
const Conditions = [{ acl: "public-read" }, { bucket: "johnsmith" }, ["starts-with", "$key", "user/eric/"]];
```
Visit [S3 POST documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/sigv4-HTTPPOSTConstructPolicy.html)
for supported policy elements. If you include a condition, you must specify the valid value in the `Fields` parameter
as well. A value will not be added automatically to the fields dictionary according to the conditions.
### Generate a Presigned Post
Users can generate required url and fields for POST request:
```typescript
const client = new S3Client({ region: "us-west-2" });
const Bucket = "johnsmith";
const Key = "user/eric/1";
const Fields = {
acl: "public-read",
};
const { url, fields } = await createPresignedPost(client, {
Bucket,
Key,
Conditions,
Fields,
Expires: 600, //Seconds before the presigned post expires. 3600 by default.
});
```
The `Bucket`, `Key` and other values in `Fields` must meet the conditions specified in `Conditions`. The `Key` can also
contain `${filename}` that will be automatically replaced by the name of the file provided. See [the S3 reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/sigv4-HTTPPOSTForms.html#sigv4-HTTPPOSTFormFields)
for more information.
### Post File using HTML Form
You can also post a file with HTML form:
```html
```
### Post File using FormData in Node.js
In Node.js, use `form-data` package to post a file:
```typescript
const { createReadStream } = require("fs");
const FormData = require("form-data");
const form = new FormData();
Object.entries(fields).forEach(([field, value]) => {
form.append(field, value);
});
form.append("file", createReadStream("path/to/a/file"));
form.submit(url, (err, res) => {
//handle the response
});
```