# In Vercel dashboard: Storage → Create Database → Blob
vercel env pull .env.local

npm install @vercel/blob

'use server';

import { put } from '@vercel/blob';

export async function uploadFile(formData: FormData) {
  const file = formData.get('file') as File;

  const blob = await put(file.name, file, {
    access: 'public' // or 'private'
  });

  return blob.url; // https://xyz.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/file.jpg
}

vercel env pull .env.local

BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN="vercel_blob_rw_xxx"

'use server';

import { put } from '@vercel/blob';

export async function uploadAvatar(formData: FormData) {
  const file = formData.get('avatar') as File;

  // Validate file
  if (!file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
    throw new Error('Only images allowed');
  }

  if (file.size > 5 * 1024 * 1024) {
    throw new Error('Max file size: 5MB');
  }

  // Upload
  const blob = await put(`avatars/${Date.now()}-${file.name}`, file, {
    access: 'public',
    addRandomSuffix: false
  });

  return {
    url: blob.url,
    pathname: blob.pathname
  };
}

import { put } from '@vercel/blob';

export const runtime = 'edge';

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const formData = await request.formData();
  const file = formData.get('file') as File;

  const blob = await put(file.name, file, { access: 'public' });

  return Response.json(blob);
}

'use server';

import { handleUpload, type HandleUploadBody } from '@vercel/blob/client';

export async function getUploadToken(filename: string) {
  const jsonResponse = await handleUpload({
    body: {
      type: 'blob.generate-client-token',
      payload: {
        pathname: `uploads/${filename}`,
        access: 'public',
        onUploadCompleted: {
          callbackUrl: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_URL}/api/upload-complete`
        }
      }
    },
    request: new Request('https://dummy'),
    onBeforeGenerateToken: async (pathname) => {
      // Optional: validate user permissions
      return {
        allowedContentTypes: ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/webp'],
        maximumSizeInBytes: 5 * 1024 * 1024 // 5MB
      };
    },
    onUploadCompleted: async ({ blob, tokenPayload }) => {
      console.log('Upload completed:', blob.url);
    }
  });

  return jsonResponse;
}

'use client';

import { upload } from '@vercel/blob/client';
import { getUploadToken } from './actions';

export function UploadForm() {
  async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
    e.preventDefault();
    const form = e.currentTarget;
    const file = (form.elements.namedItem('file') as HTMLInputElement).files?.[0];

    if (!file) return;

    const tokenResponse = await getUploadToken(file.name);

    const blob = await upload(file.name, file, {
      access: 'public',
      handleUploadUrl: tokenResponse.url
    });

    console.log('Uploaded:', blob.url);
  }

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <input type="file" name="file" required />
      <button type="submit">Upload</button>
    </form>
  );
}

import { list } from '@vercel/blob';

const { blobs } = await list({
  prefix: 'avatars/',
  limit: 100
});

// Returns: { url, pathname, size, uploadedAt, ... }[]

let cursor: string | undefined;
const allBlobs = [];

do {
  const { blobs, cursor: nextCursor } = await list({
    prefix: 'uploads/',
    cursor
  });
  allBlobs.push(...blobs);
  cursor = nextCursor;
} while (cursor);

// Files are publicly accessible if access: 'public'
const url = 'https://xyz.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/file.pdf';
const response = await fetch(url);
const blob = await response.blob();

import { del } from '@vercel/blob';

await del('https://xyz.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/file.jpg');

// Or delete multiple
await del([url1, url2, url3]);

import { put } from '@vercel/blob';
import { createReadStream } from 'fs';

const stream = createReadStream('./large-file.mp4');

const blob = await put('videos/large-file.mp4', stream, {
  access: 'public',
  contentType: 'video/mp4'
});

import { createMultipartUpload, uploadPart, completeMultipartUpload } from '@vercel/blob';

// 1. Start multipart upload
const upload = await createMultipartUpload('large-video.mp4', {
  access: 'public'
});

// 2. Upload parts (chunks)
const partSize = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100MB chunks
const parts = [];

for (let i = 0; i < totalParts; i++) {
  const chunk = getChunk(i, partSize);
  const part = await uploadPart(chunk, {
    uploadId: upload.uploadId,
    partNumber: i + 1
  });
  parts.push(part);
}

// 3. Complete upload
const blob = await completeMultipartUpload({
  uploadId: upload.uploadId,
  parts
});

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@vercel/blob": "^2.0.0"
  }
}

BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN="vercel_blob_rw_xxxxx"

'use server';

import { put, del } from '@vercel/blob';

export async function updateAvatar(userId: string, formData: FormData) {
  const file = formData.get('avatar') as File;

  // Validate
  if (!file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
    throw new Error('Only images allowed');
  }

  // Delete old avatar
  const user = await db.query.users.findFirst({ where: eq(users.id, userId) });
  if (user?.avatarUrl) {
    await del(user.avatarUrl);
  }

  // Upload new
  const blob = await put(`avatars/${userId}.jpg`, file, {
    access: 'public',
    contentType: file.type
  });

  // Update database
  await db.update(users).set({ avatarUrl: blob.url }).where(eq(users.id, userId));

  return blob.url;
}

'use server';

import { put } from '@vercel/blob';
import { auth } from '@/lib/auth';

export async function uploadDocument(formData: FormData) {
  const session = await auth();
  if (!session) throw new Error('Unauthorized');

  const file = formData.get('document') as File;

  // Upload as private
  const blob = await put(`documents/${session.user.id}/${file.name}`, file, {
    access: 'private' // Requires authentication to access
  });

  // Store in database with user reference
  await db.insert(documents).values({
    userId: session.user.id,
    url: blob.url,
    filename: file.name,
    size: file.size
  });

  return blob;
}

import { list } from '@vercel/blob';

export async function getGalleryImages(cursor?: string) {
  const { blobs, cursor: nextCursor } = await list({
    prefix: 'gallery/',
    limit: 20,
    cursor
  });

  const images = blobs.map(blob => ({
    url: blob.url,
    uploadedAt: blob.uploadedAt,
    size: blob.size
  }));

  return { images, nextCursor };
}

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@vercel/blob": "^2.0.0"
  }
}