---
category: Components
type: Data Entry
title: Upload
---

Upload file by selecting or dragging.

## When To Use

Uploading is the process of publishing information (web pages, text, pictures, video, etc.) to a remote server via a web page or upload tool.

- When you need to upload one or more files.
- When you need to show the process of uploading.
- When you need to upload files by dragging and dropping.

## API

> You can consult [jQuery-File-Upload](https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload/wiki) about how to implement server side upload interface.

| Property       | Description                                    | Type        | Default|
|------------|----------------------------------------------------| ----------- |--------|
| name       | The name of uploading file               | string      | 'file' |
| defaultFileList | Default list of files that have been uploaded.                   | object[] | -  |
| fileList   | List of files that have been uploaded (controlled). Here is a common issue [#2423](https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/2423) when using it | object[] | - |
| action     | Required. Uploading URL                            | string      | -    |
| data       | Uploading params or function which can return uploading params. | object\|function(file) | - |
| headers    | Set request headers, valid above IE10.   | object      | -    |
| showUploadList | Whether to show default upload list, could be an object to specify `showPreviewIcon` and `showRemoveIcon` individually | Boolean or { showPreviewIcon?: boolean, showRemoveIcon?: boolean } | true |
| multiple   | Whether to support selected multiple file. `IE10+` supported. You can select multiple files with CTRL holding down while multiple is set to be true  | boolean     | false |
| accept     | File types that can be accepted. See [input accept Attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#attr-accept)    | string      | -   |
| beforeUpload | Hook function which will be executed before uploading. Uploading will be stopped with `false` or a rejected Promise returned. **Warning：this function is not supported by old IE**。 | (file, fileList) => `boolean | Promise`    | -    |
| customRequest | override for the default xhr behavior allowing for additional customization and ability to implement your own XMLHttpRequest | Function | - |
| onChange   | A callback function, can be executed when uploading state is changing. See [onChange](#onChange)                | Function    | -   |
| listType   | Built-in stylesheets, support for three types: `text`, `picture` or `picture-card`     | string      | 'text'|
| onPreview  | A callback function, will be executed when file link or preview icon is clicked.  | Function(file) | -  |
| onRemove   | A callback function, will be executed when removing file button is clicked, remove event will be prevented when return value is `false` or a Promise which resolve(false) or reject. | Function(file): `boolean | Promise` | -   |
| supportServerRender | Need to be turned on while the server side is rendering.| boolean | false    |
| disabled | disable upload button | boolean | false    |
| withCredentials | ajax upload with cookie sent | boolean | false |

### onChange

> The function will be called when uploading is in progress, completed or  failed

When uploading state change, it returns:

```js
{
  file: { /* ... */ },
  fileList: [ /* ... */ ],
  event: { /* ... */ },
}
```

1. `file` File object for the current operation.

   ```js
   {
      uid: 'uid',      // unique identifier，negative is recommend，to prevent interference with internal generated id
      name: 'xx.png'   // file name
      status: 'done',  // options：uploading, done, error, removed
      response: '{"status": "success"}',  // response from server
   }
   ```

   > Before `antd@1.9.0`, this parameter will be Array Object `[file, ...]` in multiple mode, while in `antd@1.9.0+`, it will always be an Object.

2. `fileList` current list of files
3. `event` response from server, including uploading progress, supported by advanced browsers.

## show download links

Please set property `url` of property `fileList` to control content of link

## customRequest

* https://github.com/react-component/upload#customrequest

## IE note

- [https://github.com/react-component/upload#ie89-note](https://github.com/react-component/upload#ie89-note)