Hi guys, please help me to understand how to automatically delete uploaded files after 24h? what is the best way? i am thinking to store all uploads links to the database, after that run a backend workflow to → run only when “created data” its past + 20h ->in this workflow use DELETE UPLOAD FI…

[image] Nocoderr: i don’t know how to do ONLY WHEN: Search on DB that Create Data are more than 20h? For this part, you’ll need to do Current Date Time – Create Date :format as hours > 20 Here’s a similar condition from my app… [Screen Shot 2022-12-02 at 5.16.25 PM]

make sure you enable api workflows in your settings api tab. Then create a recurring backend workflow that deletes every 24 hours.

Can’t you just schedule a workflow to delete the file 24 hours after it was uploaded?

Hi @Buddha thanks you for your answer, i am tried but i can’t figure out how you make formatted as “hours” when i chose creation data it only formatted as data please take a look for screenshot [formated as] Best Regards

Hello @doug.burden thanks you for you answer, yes i have enabled the API workflow on API Tab, please can you explain how i can create a recurring backend workflow every 24h? Best Regards

Hello @adamhholmes Yes its what i need, please could you explain better how to archive this ? Best Regards

Create a backend workflow (with a parameter of type 'file), with a single action to delete an uploaded file: [image] [image] Then, on your app page, whenever a file is uploaded (i.e. when the fileuploader input’s value is changed) just schedule that workflow to run in 24 hours time, and pass the…

The easiest way would be set up a database trigger with scheduled API workflow to delete file in 24 hours starting from the creation of a thing in DB

Awesome flow @adamhholmes , thanks you for your effort, it will be a problem if there its 300-400 files a day? all scheduled to the backend after 24h? it will store all this information on the backend when will be scheduled? Best Regards

No it won’t be a problem at all… (unless you try to delete them all at the same time)

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