aws_uploader

A Flutter plugin to upload any file — images, videos, PDFs, documents, audio — to AWS S3 using Cognito Developer Identity (token + identityId). Built on native multi-part upload APIs for both Android and iOS.

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Features

• Upload any file type to AWS S3 (images, video, audio, PDF, docs, zip, …)
• MIME type auto-detection from file extension, with optional override
• Real-time progress stream — typed events with percentage, completion URL, and error info
• Cancel any in-flight upload by its ID
• Multi-part upload support for large files (native TransferUtility on both platforms)
• Secure uploads via Cognito Developer Identity (token & identityId from your backend)
• Full native implementation — no Dart-side HTTP, no presigned URL handling needed
• Android & iOS support (CocoaPods + Swift Package Manager)

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Installation

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  aws_uploader: ^0.1.0

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Usage

1. Import

import 'package:aws_uploader/aws_uploader.dart';

2. Listen to the progress stream

Set this up once — it covers all active uploads:

AwsUploader.progressStream.listen((AWSUploadProgressEvent event) {
  print('${event.uploadId} → ${event.status.name}  ${event.progress}%');

  if (event.status == AWSUploadStatus.completed) {
    print('URL: ${event.url}');
  }
  if (event.status == AWSUploadStatus.failed) {
    print('Error: ${event.error}');
  }
});

3. Upload a file

startFileUpload never throws — check result.success instead.

final AWSUploadResult result = await AwsUploader.startFileUpload(
  uploadId: 'unique-id-1',               // correlates stream events to this call
  awsToken: '<cognito-token>',           // from your backend
  identityId: '<cognito-identity-id>',   // from your backend
  bucketName: 'my-s3-bucket',
  filePath: '/path/to/local/file.pdf',
  fileName: 'report.pdf',
  uploadFolder: 'uploads/documents',     // S3 prefix / folder
  identityPoolId: '<identity-pool-id>',  // from AWS Console
  providerName: '<developer-provider>',  // from AWS Console
  region: 'us-east-1',
  // contentType: 'application/pdf',     // optional — auto-detected from extension
);

if (result.success) {
  print('Uploaded to: ${result.url}');
  print('S3 key: ${result.key}');
} else {
  print('Upload failed: ${result.errorMessage}');
}

4. Cancel an upload

await AwsUploader.cancelUpload('unique-id-1');

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Return types

AWSUploadResult

Returned by startFileUpload on both success and failure.

Field	Type	Description
success	bool	true if the upload succeeded
uploadId	String	The ID passed when starting the upload
url	String	Public S3 URL — empty string on failure
bucket	String	S3 bucket name — empty string on failure
key	String	Full S3 object key (uploadFolder/fileName) — empty string on failure
fileName	String	File name stored in S3 — empty string on failure
filePath	String	Original local file path — empty string on failure
errorMessage	String?	Error description — set only when success is false

AWSUploadProgressEvent

Emitted by progressStream during upload.

Field	Type	Description
uploadId	String	Identifies which upload this event belongs to
status	AWSUploadStatus	progress, completed, or failed
progress	int	Completion percentage (0–100)
url	String?	S3 URL — set only on completed
error	String?	Error message — set only on failed

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Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
uploadId	yes	Unique string to identify this upload
awsToken	yes	Cognito developer identity token from your backend
identityId	yes	Cognito identity ID from your backend
bucketName	yes	Target S3 bucket
filePath	yes	Absolute local path to the file
fileName	yes	Name to store the file as in S3
uploadFolder	yes	S3 folder prefix (e.g. uploads/avatars)
identityPoolId	yes	Cognito identity pool ID from AWS Console
providerName	yes	Cognito developer provider name from AWS Console
region	yes	AWS region string (e.g. us-east-1)
contentType	no	MIME type override; auto-detected from fileName extension when omitted

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Platform support

Platform	Method channel	Progress stream	Cancel	SPM
Android	✅	✅	✅	—
iOS	✅	✅	✅	✅

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Requirements

• Flutter ≥ 3.19.0
• Dart ≥ 3.7.0
• Android minSdk 24
• iOS 13.0+

Libraries

aws_upload_progress_event

aws_upload_result

aws_uploader

aws_uploader_method_channel

aws_uploader_platform_interface