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Create a file message from a URL

OpenIM React Native SDK guide for create a file message from a url.

Use createFileMessageByURL() to create a message from uploaded file resource information.

const message = await OpenIMSDK.createFileMessageByURL({
  filePath: '',
  fileName: 'product-guide.pdf',
  uuid: 'file-001',
  sourceUrl: 'https://www.example.com/product-guide.pdf',
  fileSize: 256000,
  fileType: 'application/pdf',
});

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`filePath`	`string`	Yes	Local file path. Pass an empty string when only a remote resource is available.
`fileName`	`string`	Yes	File name shown to recipients.
`uuid`	`string`	Yes	File resource ID.
`sourceUrl`	`string`	Yes	URL of the uploaded file.
`fileSize`	`number`	Yes	File size in bytes.
`fileType`	`string`	No	File type.

The call returns a MessageItem ready to send. Use the actual upload result for resource information, then use Send an uploaded media message.

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