Workaround · API & developer experience · Annoyance
Duplicating records with file attachments wastes resources
1 source thread · first seen 2025-03
Summary
Duplicating a record that has files requires downloading and re-uploading every file, which also changes filenames and forces reference updates. The user asks for a built-in duplicate endpoint.
- Affects
- developers using record attachments
- Workaround
- getOne, then re-download and re-upload each file via create, or implement with hooks
Evidence
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“When you have attachments (files) in the record data though, it becomes tricky:”