Check the MIME type of File before Upload in JavaScript Uploader control

08 May 2023 / 1 minute to read

By using the uploading event, you can get the file MIME type before uploading it to the server. In the following sample, file MIME type is shown in the alert box before the file starts to upload.

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app.ts

index.html

import { Uploader } from '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs';

//Initialize the control by preload files
let uploadObj: Uploader = new Uploader({
    autoUpload: false,
    asyncSettings: {
        saveUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save',
        removeUrl: 'https://ej2.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Remove'
    },
    uploading: onBeforeUpload
});
uploadObj.appendTo('#fileupload');

function onBeforeUpload(args): void {
    // get the file MIME type
    alert("File MIME type is: " + args.fileData.rawFile.type)
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            
    <title>Essential JS 2 Uploader</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 Uploader Component" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
        <div id='container'>
            <input type="file" id="fileupload" name="UploadFiles"/>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

You can also explore JavaScript File Upload feature tour page for its groundbreaking features. You can also explore our JavaScript File Upload example to understand how to browse the files which you want to upload to the server.