File Manager > Essentials
File Upload
Learn how to upload a file in File Manager.
- how to upload a file
Webiny allows you to effortlessly upload files into the File Manager that you can use across your application. In this tutorial, we will learn how to upload a file into the File Manager. As an example, we will upload the image shown below. Please save it on your computer to upload later.

There are two ways to upload a file in File Manager; let’s look at each approach one by one.
Approach 1: Through File Explorer
From the Side Menu, click File Manager.
✔️ The File Manager Home screen opens.
Click UPLOAD….
✔️ The file explorer screen opens.
From the file explorer, upload the image.
✔️ The message “File upload complete.” displays.
Approach 2: Drag and Drop
From the Side Menu, click File Manager.
✔️ The File Manager Home screen opens.
Drag and drop the image from your computer’s file explorer to the Home screen.
✔️ The message “File upload complete.” displays.