curl: (26) Failed to open/read local data from file/application

Question

I'm trying to upload a ipa file to saucelabs storage but getting the error as mentioned above.

The command that I'm using -

$ curl -F 'payload=@/Users/<user-name>/Downloads/<file_name>.ipa' -F name=<file_name>.apk -u "$SAUCE_USERNAME:$SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY"  'https://api.us-west-1.saucelabs.com/v1/storage/upload'

I'm on mac. I've seen the questions on stackoverflow but none of them answers.

Theatrical

Answer 1

I was able to resolve this by not using single or double quotes around the file name.

curl -u "<userName>:<accessKey>" \
-X POST "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/app-automate/xcuitest/v2/test-suite" \
-F file=@/path/to/app/file/Application-debug-test.zip

Stanstance

this worked for me. though a colleague of mine was able to run our command (which was very similar to the example here) with quotes, so I wonder if the coniguration of each individual machine matters here? – Kalmar

Answer 2

There might be a problem escaping your path. For me your command works, if the file is correct (I get an unauthorized of course). (curl 7.64.1)

Try your command from the Downloads folder:

cd /Users/<user-name>/Downloads
curl -F @<file_name>.ipa -F name=<file_name>.apk -u "$SAUCE_USERNAME:$SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY"  'https://api.us-west-1.saucelabs.com/v1/storage/upload'

You may have to escape characters in your filename. Tip: You can also try drag and drop the file form finder to Terminal while the cursor is at the point where the filename is. Terminal will escape those automatically.

Tajo

Answer 3

In addition to making sure the quotes were in the correct place, I had to remove the tilde that I first included in my file path.

Bad:

curl -F dsym=@"~/Users/<user-name>/Downloads/<file_name>.dSYM.zip" -H "X-APP-LICENSE-KEY: theKey" https://theplaceto.upload

Good:

curl -F dsym=@"/Users/<user-name>/Downloads/<file_name>.dSYM.zip" -H "X-APP-LICENSE-KEY: theKey" https://theplaceto.upload```**

Willing

Answer 4

I resolved this problem by replacing single quotes with double quotes instead.

I changed this:

curl -F '[email protected]' https://location-bq-datasets.cloudfunctions.net/sample-endpoint

curl: (26) Failed to open/read local data from file/application

To this:

curl -F "[email protected]" https://location-bq-datasets.cloudfunctions.net/sample-endpoint

You also don't need to place your endpoint https://api.us-west-1.saucelabs.com/v1/storage/upload in quotes.

Martymartyn

Answer 5

Or maybe you're not in the right folder that contains the file.

Mosemoseley

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Answer 6

For me I was using iTerm on MacOS and noticed this issue. I found out it was because iTerm did not have access to my Downloads folder and even though I was trying to access that folder there was no prompt. After I went into settings and enabled access to the Downloads folder this issue was fixed for me.

Ziguard

Answer 7

I had to add a content type for it to work: -H 'Content-Type: "application/zip"'

Parcae

Answer 8

Use below command for me it resolved

curl -F "file=@C:/Users/LENOVO/Desktop/git/ppt/8.apk" http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload -H "Authorization:f06ecb3505899296f03b0c21d7dc5baf83fb999e3d0b4c1243874c82c0184874"

Phippen

Answer 9

For me there is a real permission problem. Trivial error at previous stage does not set proper permissions and flow get stuck.

Check the permissions, like: head you_file

Free

Answer 10

If you have a comma in <file_name>.apk, it needs to be quoted or escaped. See https://superuser.com/a/590213

For example, if <file_name>.apk is app,v1.apk, then the command should look like this if we escape the comma:

$ curl -F 'payload=@/Users/<user-name>/Downloads/<file_name>.ipa' -F "name=@app\,v1.apk" -u "$SAUCE_USERNAME:$SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY"  'https://api.us-west-1.saucelabs.com/v1/storage/upload'

...or this if we quote the filename:

$ curl -F 'payload=@/Users/<user-name>/Downloads/<file_name>.ipa' -F "name=@\"app,v1.apk\"" -u "$SAUCE_USERNAME:$SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY"  'https://api.us-west-1.saucelabs.com/v1/storage/upload'

You could also just rename the file so the filename doesn't contain the comma.

Tillich