convex-file-storage

To upload and serve files in a Convex application, use the built-in storage API with mutations and actions to store assets and generate automatic URLs for serving content to your frontend.

Yes, Convex file storage supports any file type including images and PDFs, allowing you to upload user assets, persist references via mutations, and retrieve them through generated serving URLs.

Convex handles file metadata through the _storage system table, enabling you to access file details and manage the lifecycle by deleting files and cleaning up orphaned storage references.

The best way to generate serving URLs for stored files in Convex is by using the built-in storage API, which automatically produces URLs to serve uploaded assets directly to your application.

No, you do not need a custom backend to manage file uploads in Convex because this approach provides an end-to-end pattern using the built-in storage API to handle storing, serving, and metadata access.

You delete files and clean up orphaned storage in Convex by implementing lifecycle management workflows that remove unused references and permanently delete assets from the _storage system table.