Published on July 14, 2022

Track when a file is uploaded to your cURL application

Track when a file is uploaded to your cURL application

Many cURL applications require users to upload files. This can be a simple text file, a CSV file, or even a PDF file to be processed for further use. Or in some cases, it can be some sort of media files such as an image, audio, or video file to be transformed and uploaded to cloud storage such as S3 or Google Cloud Storage.

In such cases, you might want to track when a user uploads a file in your cURL application and optionally notify you and your team when a user uploads a file. This way, you can always be aware of the activity in your application and take immediate action if needed.

Fortunately, here at LogSnag, we have created a powerful solution for this problem. LogSnag is a powerful, real-time event tracking tool that works seamlessly with any cURL application. With LogSnag, you can set up event tracking for anything you want and track when a user uploads a file in your cURL application in real time. In addition, LogSnag allows you to track user journeys and create a timeline of events for each user. This way, you can always track the activity of a specific user, such as when they have uploaded files and any other activity they have done in your application.


Setting up LogSnag

  1. Sign up for a free LogSnag account.
  2. Create your first project from the dashboard.
  3. Head to settings and copy your API token.

cURL code snippets

To monitor when a user uploads a file in your cURL application, you can use the following code snippet. Make sure that you have replaced the API token and project name with your own.

Using cURL with cURL
curl --location 'https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
--data '{"project":"my-saas","channel":"files","event":"Changed Profile Picture","description":"User has uploaded a new profile picture","icon":"🖼","notify":true}'

cURL integration details

We believe that event tracking should be simple and accessible to every developer and team. Therefore, we have worked hard to create the next generation of event tracking tools. As a result, LogSnag is flexible and easy to use, making it a great companion for your cURL applications.

In addition to real-time event tracking, LogSnag provides powerful features such as cross-platform push notifications, event filtering, user and product journeys, charts, insights, and more.

LogSnag provides a generous free plan to get you started with event tracking. You can also check out our pricing page to see our paid plans. So don't hesitate to give us a try and let us know what you think!

Other use-cases for LogSnag

  1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your cURL application
  2. Monitor your CPU usage in your cURL application
  3. Monitor when database goes down in your cURL application
  4. Monitor high disk usage in your cURL application
  5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your cURL application
  6. Monitor failed logins in your cURL application
  7. Monitor failed payments for your cURL application
  8. Monitor memory usage in your cURL application
  9. Monitor MySQL downtime in your cURL application
  10. Monitor when a new feature is used in your cURL application
  11. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your cURL application
  12. Monitor Redis downtime in your cURL application
  13. Monitor suspicious activity in your cURL application
  14. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your cURL service
  15. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your cURL application
  16. Get a notification when your cURL code is done executing
  17. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using cURL
  18. Track canceled subscriptions in your cURL application
  19. Track your cURL cron jobs
  20. Track when a form is submitted to your cURL application
  21. Track payment events via cURL
  22. Track user sign in events in cURL
  23. Track user signup events via cURL
  24. Track waitlist signup events via cURL
View all common use-cases with cURL