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https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api

The go interface to ipfs's HTTP API
https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api

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The go interface to ipfs's HTTP API

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## ⚠️ This package is no longer being maintained ⚠️

Please use [`kubo/client/rpc`](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/tree/master/client/rpc) instead. In rare case the new library does not offer a feature this one does, fill issue in Kubo, or better, submit a PR that adds it to [`kubo/client/rpc`](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/tree/master/client/rpc).

For more details about the decision, see https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/9124.

# go-ipfs-api

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> The go interface to ipfs's HTTP API

## Install

```sh
go install github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api@latest
```

This will download the source into `$GOPATH/src/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api`.

## Usage

See [the godocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api) for details on available methods. This should match the specs at [ipfs/specs (Core API)](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/master/API_CORE.md); however, there are still some methods which are not accounted for. If you would like to add any of them, see the contribute section below. See also the [HTTP API](https://docs.ipfs.io/reference/http/api/).

### Example

Add a file with the contents "hello world!":

```go
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"os"

shell "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api"
)

func main() {
// Where your local node is running on localhost:5001
sh := shell.NewShell("localhost:5001")
cid, err := sh.Add(strings.NewReader("hello world!"))
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %s", err)
os.Exit(1)
}
fmt.Printf("added %s", cid)
}
```

For a more complete example, please see: https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api/blob/master/tests/main.go

## Contribute

Contributions are welcome! Please check out the [issues](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api/issues).

### Want to hack on IPFS?

[![](https://cdn.rawgit.com/jbenet/contribute-ipfs-gif/master/img/contribute.gif)](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

## License

MIT