# Can the webview upload files to sever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** webviewer\ **Created:** [November 29, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523 "2018-11-29T00:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/439d5e/32.png) [@Oye](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Oye)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/1 "2018-11-29T00:28:49Z")
I noticed that when using the web-viewer function, the mobile app does’t read the ‘input type=file option’ to upload to sever. All other form input types are functioning. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 9:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/2 "2018-11-29T09:02:33Z")
Try using “open links” block instead of WebViewer. ---
**Author:** ![Oye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/439d5e/32.png) [@Oye](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Oye)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/3 "2018-11-29T17:57:06Z")
Thanks for your rep. However this option seems not to be available on ThunkableX ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/4 "2018-12-04T10:42:39Z")
Hi @Oye You can find the “open links” block at the bottom of the `Control` drawer in the blocks editor. ![42](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/b/6b5dfa2489f162b2c81df2161f89db46d4e88bd4.png) ---
**Author:** ![Oye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/439d5e/32.png) [@Oye](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Oye)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/5 "2018-12-04T10:55:23Z")
Thanks Domhnall, I would try this and revert back if it works. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/6 "2020-07-13T21:10:16Z")
@actech - does (or did?) this work? What type of link would you open here? ---
**Author:** ![knownkeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@knownkeep](https://community.thunkable.com/u/knownkeep)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/7 "2020-07-13T21:15:55Z")
A workaround I’m using is calling a Gravity Forms form on a Wordpress page, using the web viewer. You can build/format the form so it matches your app, and the file upload works great. You can upload multiple files, too. The only limits are the file upload sizes set on your site via your PHP settings. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/8 "2020-07-14T08:11:55Z")
> @actech - does (or did?) this work? What type of link would you open here? If something doesn’t work in WebViewer, then I suggest using an external browser where you can call a script or an external html page. That’s what I suggested we do. In my recent research, uploading a file to the server works in Live on Android 9 using WebViewer. But I can’t say that WebViewer is stable. From time to time, I have problems displaying local files in WebViewer in Live on Android. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-the-webview-upload-files-to-sever/58523/9 "2024-11-08T11:52:29Z")