File Sharing API

Share files securely using the WebToNative JavaScript API. Enable seamless file sharing across Android and iOS apps with native support.

When using navigator.share() API, the user can customize the share behaviour based on the parameters.

If you want to share a normal text on any platform.

navigator.share({
  type: "url"
  url: "Hello World! You can open this link. 
  https://i.imgur.com/HSLFU3i.jpeg", // text or url to be shared
});

To share a file as a doc, image, etc.

navigator.share({
  type: "file"
  url: "https://i.imgur.com/HSLFU3i.jpeg",
  extension: "jpg", //extension of the file
  text: "Hello World!"// text to be shared with the file
});

Add the following parameters to share the file:

• type: “file” or “url”

  • file: Indicate the sharing of the file

  • url: Indicate the sharing of the link

• extension(Only for Android): When you are sharing a file, keep in mind that you add a proper extension. Don’t include a full stop while writing the extension of the file. For example, doc, docx, and pdf.

• url: Link of the respective file or url to be shared.

• text (Optional): A message or description of the file being shared.