Ipfs.add() always "Request timed out"

[evagreen]

async function uploadToIPFS(base64Data) {
try {
const auth = ‘Basic ’ + Buffer.from(config.infuraProjectId + ‘:’ + config.infuraProjectSecret).toString(‘base64’);
const ipfs = IPFS.create({
host: ‘ipfs.infura.io’,
port: 5001,
protocol: ‘https’,
apiPath: ‘/ipfs/api/v0’,
headers: {
authorization: auth,
},
timeout: 15000
});
const buffer = Buffer.from(base64Data, ‘base64’);
console.log(’====================================‘);
console.log(‘init add’);
console.log(’====================================');
const { cid } = await ipfs.add(buffer);

// Return the IPFS gateway URL for the uploaded file
const gatewayUrl = `https://ipfs.infura.io/${cid}`;
console.log('IPFS Gateway URL:', gatewayUrl);

return gatewayUrl;

} catch (error) {
console.error(‘Error uploading to IPFS:’, error.message);
throw error;
}
}

Always showing ‘Request timed out’. Why? Also, I would like to ask what the purpose of a dedicated gateway is?
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[radu]

Hi @evagreen and welcome to the community.

I noticed that you also opened a support ticket and you are trying to upload the content of a URL.
We have a support tip for doing just that using the kubo-rpc-client:

How to add internet content from a URL using the kubo-rpc-client and nodejs

Hello everyone, You can use the kubo-rpc-client Javascript library to add internet content from a URL. In order to do so, please follow the below steps: Install the library from the official kubo-rpc-client repository. Note that if you’ve previously used the ipfs-http-client to upload content to IPFS, it was deprecated and we recommend using the kubo client going forward. Add the content to your Infura IPFS project using the URL source of a file on the internet or the URL of an already upload…

Otherwise you’ll need to let us know from which library you are importing the IPFS module in your code.
Also the purpose of a dedicated gateway is to view/access your CID in a browser after upload.

In order to view your CID after upload you should construct your URL in the following way:
https://your-dedicated-gateway-name.infura-ipfs.io/ipfs/CID

More details on how to enable and configure your dedicated gateway can be found at the below link:

Dedicated gateways | INFURA

Hope this helps.

Radu

[evagreen]

const IPFS = require(‘ipfs-http-client’);
I am using ipfs http client

[radu]

hey @evagreen, the ipfs-http-client is deprecated and we recommend using the kubo-rpc-client instead, like explained in the previous tutorial I sent:

How to add internet content from a URL using the kubo-rpc-client and nodejs

Hello everyone, You can use the kubo-rpc-client Javascript library to add internet content from a URL. In order to do so, please follow the below steps: Install the library from the official kubo-rpc-client repository. Note that if you’ve previously used the ipfs-http-client to upload content to IPFS, it was deprecated and we recommend using the kubo client going forward. Add the content to your Infura IPFS project using the URL source of a file on the internet or the URL of an already upload…

Give it a go, as it does pretty much what you are trying to do.

Also another tip which you might find useful is how add multiple files using the kubo client.

Upload files from a folder under a wrapping directory CID using the kubo-rpc-client and nodejs

Hello everyone, You can use the kubo-rpc-client Javascript library to add multiple files from a folder to IPFS, under a CID that wraps them all together, by making use of the globSource utility. In order to do so, please follow the below steps: Install the library from the official kubo-rpc-client repository. Note that if you’ve previously used the ipfs-http-client to upload content to IPFS, it was deprecated and we recommend using the kubo client going forward. Define your Infura client toge…

Hope this helps.

[radu]

I have just used the Kubo URL tutorial I previously sent, to upload the content of the url you sent through the support ticket and it worked just fine.
I can access it now using my dedicated gateway, please see below screenshot

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[evagreen]

import { urlSource, create } from ‘kubo-rpc-client’;
//const {urlSource, create} = require(‘kubo-rpc-client’);

I encountered some issues when using the kubo-rpc-client library. I used Babelrc to configure it to parse and execute ESM and CJS, but there were always

error:internal/modules/CJS/loader. js:1080
Throw new ERR_ REQUIRE_ ESM (filename, parentPath, packageJsonPath);
Error [ERR_REQUIRE-ESM]: Must use import to load ES Module

My node version is v14.16.1, and I think it may be a problem caused by the node version. I have also tried using other versions of kubo-rpc-client, but still face the same problem. I cannot freely change the node version, so is there any other library that can replace kubo-rpc-client?

[evagreen]

It seems that the issue is caused by the node version, but the version of the node cannot be changed freely in the project. I think that the library should be compatible with lower versions of nodeJs to have better compatibility.

[evagreen]

Please take a look at my code, it is still timeout
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[radu]

Hi @evagreen, unfortunately I don’t know of any other library to replace the kubo-rpc-client. Regarding the backwards compatibility with older node versions maybe you can ask on their github, as the kubo client is not maintained by Infura.

The err_connection_timed_out usually means that there’s something wrong on your local network connection. Are you using a proxy or a vpn?

Also, could you try adding a file to IPFS using a simple curl just to see that uploads are indeed working from your side?
Please see the below doc and example in which you should specify a path to a file on your machine.

add | INFURA

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/add?pin=true" \
    -X POST \
    -u "<API_KEY>:<API_KEY_SECRET>" \
    -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
    -F file=@"/path/to/file/filename"

[evagreen]

It seems like there are regional restrictions, even though IP access is already allowed in the infura backend, some IPs will still be request timeout. I succeeded on the server and thank you very much for your help!
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[radu]

That’s great news. Happy I could help. We will also close the support ticket you raised if that’s ok with you.

[evagreen]

Yes! Thank you very much again for your help!