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Getting Base64 string from video file in Javascript [duplicate]

This is a snippet for the code that I want to do Blob to Base64 string:
This commented part works and that when the URL generated by this is set to img src it displays the image:
var blob = items[i].getAsFile();
//var URLObj = window.URL || window.webkitURL;
//var source = URLObj.createObjectURL(blob);
//console.log("image source=" + source);
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(event){
console.log(event.target.result)
}; // data url!
var source = reader.readAsBinaryString(blob);
The problem is with the the lower code, the source variable generated is null
Update:
Is there an easier way to do this with JQuery to be able to create Base64 String from Blob file as in the code above?

var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
reader.onloadend = function() {
var base64data = reader.result;
console.log(base64data);
}
Form the docs readAsDataURL encodes to base64
As an awaitable function:
function blobToBase64(blob) {
return new Promise((resolve, _) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
});
}
Note: The blob's result cannot be directly decoded as Base64 without first removing the Data-URL declaration preceding the Base64-encoded data. To retrieve only the Base64 encoded string, first remove data:/;base64, from the result.

this worked for me:
var blobToBase64 = function(blob, callback) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function() {
var dataUrl = reader.result;
var base64 = dataUrl.split(',')[1];
callback(base64);
};
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
};

There is a pure JavaScript way that is not depended on any stacks:
const blobToBase64 = blob => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
return new Promise(resolve => {
reader.onloadend = () => {
resolve(reader.result);
};
});
};
For using this helper function you should set a callback, example:
blobToBase64(blobData).then(res => {
// do what you wanna do
console.log(res); // res is base64 now
});
I write this helper function for my problem on React Native project, I wanted to download an image and then store it as a cached image:
fetch(imageAddressAsStringValue)
.then(res => res.blob())
.then(blobToBase64)
.then(finalResult => {
storeOnMyLocalDatabase(finalResult);
});

var audioURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
audio.src = audioURL;
var reader = new window.FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
reader.onloadend = function () {
base64data = reader.result;
console.log(base64data);
}

function bufferToBinaryString(arrayBuffer){
return String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
}
(async () => console.log(btoa(bufferToBinaryString(await new Response(blob).arrayBuffer()))))();
or
function bufferToBinaryString(arrayBuffer){
return String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
}
new Response(blob).arrayBuffer().then(arr_buf => console.log(btoa(bufferToBinaryString(arr_buf)))))
see Response's constructor, you can turn [blob, buffer source form data, readable stream, etc.] into Response, which can then be turned into [json, text, array buffer, blob] with async method/callbacks.
edit: as #Ralph mentioned, turning everything into utf-8 string causes problems (unfortunately Response API doesn't provide a way converting to binary string), so array buffer is use as intermediate instead, which requires two more steps (converting it to byte array THEN to binary string), if you insist on using native btoa method.

So the problem is that you want to upload a base 64 image and you have a blob url. Now the answer that will work on all html 5 browsers is:
Do:
var fileInput = document.getElementById('myFileInputTag');
var preview = document.getElementById('myImgTag');
fileInput.addEventListener('change', function (e) {
var url = URL.createObjectURL(e.target.files[0]);
preview.setAttribute('src', url);
});
function Upload()
{
// preview can be image object or image element
var myCanvas = document.getElementById('MyCanvas');
var ctx = myCanvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.drawImage(preview, 0,0);
var base64Str = myCanvas.toDataURL();
$.ajax({
url: '/PathToServer',
method: 'POST',
data: {
imageString: base64Str
},
success: function(data) { if(data && data.Success) {}},
error: function(a,b,c){alert(c);}
});
}

async function blobToBase64(blob) {
return new Promise((resolve, _) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = () => resolve(reader.result);
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
});
}
let blob = null; // <= your blob object goes here
blobToBase64(blob)
.then(base64String => console.log(base64String));
See also:
https://gist.github.com/moosetraveller/723987931308c9ec63725c14cdcbc3e7

you can fix problem by:
var canvas = $('#canvas');
var b64Text = canvas.toDataURL();
b64Text = b64Text.replace('data:image/png;base64,','');
var base64Data = b64Text;
I hope this help you

async TypeScript variation:
async function blobToBase64Async(blob: Blob): Promise<string> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onerror = (e) => reject(fileReader.error);
fileReader.onloadend = (e) => {
const dataUrl = fileReader.result as string;
// remove "data:mime/type;base64," prefix from data url
const base64 = dataUrl.substring(dataUrl.indexOf(',') + 1);
resolve(base64);
};
fileReader.readAsDataURL(blob);
});
}
Sample usage:
async function fetchToBase64Async(url: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<string> {
try {
const response = await fetch(url, init);
if (!response.ok) {
const responseText = await response.text();
throw new Error("server status: " + response.status + "\n" + "server response:" + "\n" + responseText);
}
const blob = await response.blob();
const base64 = await blobToBase64Async(blob);
return base64;
} catch (e) {
throw new Error("failed to fetch: " + url + "\n" + "caused by: " + e);
}
}
async function demoUsage() {
const base64 = await fetchToBase64Async("https://httpstat.us/200", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Accept": "*/*",
"Authorization": "Bearer ...",
}
});
console.log(base64);
}
Notes:
I don't understand why some answers use the load instead of the loadend event
I don't understand why some answers call readAsDataURL before setting the event handler

Another way is to use a simple wrapper around FileReader returning Observable (snippet is in TypeScript):
function toBase64(blob: Blob): Observable<string> {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
return fromEvent(reader, 'load')
.pipe(map(() => (reader.result as string).split(',')[1]));
}
Usage:
toBase64(blob).subscribe(base64 => console.log(base64));

The answer from #Arun Killu is a good snippet if you know what is going on, but nobody has explained what was the error on the original code. For people using async and Promise calls this is error is soo obvious but for people learning or without experience it's not so clear.
Here a simple explanation.
The Bad code
var blob = items[i].getAsFile();
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = function(event){
console.log(event.target.result)
}; // data url!
var source = reader.readAsBinaryString(blob);
Above code is trying to capture a binary string on source variable, however, FileReader.readAsBinaryString() returns undefined. This is because the result will be available whenever the event onload will be triggered. As we can see, he was trying to console.log the event.target.result value, which is a wrong approach.
The Good code
Here is a step by step implementation:
// 1. Create a FileReader instance
const reader = new FileReader()
// 2. Add a handler for the 'onload' event
reader.onload = (e) => {
// 5. Get the result when the 'onload' event is triggered.
const base64data = reader.result
console.log({base64data})
}
// 3. Add a handler for the 'onerror' event
reader.onerror = () => {
console.log('error')
}
// 4. Call 'readAsDataURL' method
reader.readAsDataURL(imageBlob)
As you can see the last step is 5 and it is because it is an asynchronous call.
Here is a working example:
const url = 'https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRuCp.png'
const fetchImage = async url => {
const response = await fetch(url, {mode: 'no-cors',})
const blob = await response.blob()
return blob
}
const loadImage = async () => {
const imageBlob = await fetchImage(url)
const reader = new FileReader()
reader.onload = () => {
const base64data = reader.result
console.log({base64data})
}
reader.onerror = () => {
console.log('error')
}
reader.readAsDataURL(imageBlob)
}
loadImage()
Teo, what means asynchronous?
Well young Padawan, asynchronous means that we don't know when the result will be ready, it can be different in each system and depends on how heavy or complex is the process and also it can find some errors that will not produce any result at all.
So if a process is asynchronous is a good practice to encapsulate it using an async method and returning a Promise like this:
const blobToBase64 = async blob => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result)
reader.error = (err) => reject(err)
reader.readAsDataURL(blob)
})
}
Ah okay Teo, but what is a Promise?
Good question my young fella. A Promise object represents the eventual completion (or failure) of an asynchronous operation and its resulting value. In other words, will tell us if the result is ready and will give us its value, otherwise will return an error.
Above code shows a function blobToBase64 that will return a Promise This means that this function will return reader.result when it ready.
How can we integrate it into our code?
Super easy, just replace all the FileReader with the function blobToBase64 defined above and call it like this imageBase64 = await blobToBase64(imageBlob)
Check this snippet:
const url = 'https://i.stack.imgur.com/RRuCp.png'
const fetchImage = async url => {
const response = await fetch(url, {
mode: 'no-cors',
})
const blob = await response.blob()
return blob
}
const blobToBase64 = async blob => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result)
reader.error = (err) => reject(err)
reader.readAsDataURL(blob)
})
}
const loadImage = async() => {
const imageBlob = await fetchImage(url)
const imageBase64 = await blobToBase64(imageBlob)
console.log({imageBase64})
}
loadImage()

Typescript version :
const blob2Base64 = (blob:Blob):Promise<string> => {
return new Promise<string> ((resolve,reject)=> {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result.toString());
reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
})
}
usage:
blob2Base64(blob).then(res=>console.log(res))

Maybe I'm missing something but
let encoded = btoa(await myblob.text());
... is all you need to do to encode a Blob's data to base64. See Blob.text() and btoa().
Or if you want the whole thing as a promise:
let encode = myblob.text().then(btoa);
PS: To decode back to a Blob: new Blob([atob(encoded)])

I wanted something where I have access to base64 value to store into a list and for me adding event listener worked. You just need the FileReader which will read the image blob and return the base64 in the result.
createImageFromBlob(image: Blob) {
const reader = new FileReader();
const supportedImages = []; // you can also refer to some global variable
reader.addEventListener(
'load',
() => {
// reader.result will have the required base64 image
const base64data = reader.result;
supportedImages.push(base64data); // this can be a reference to global variable and store the value into that global list so as to use it in the other part
},
false
);
// The readAsDataURL method is used to read the contents of the specified Blob or File.
if (image) {
reader.readAsDataURL(image);
}
}
Final part is the readAsDataURL which is very important is being used to read the content of the specified Blob

If your "blob" is an actual Blob Object and not a blob url, the conversion is pretty simple:
const reader = new FileReader()
reader.readAsDataURL(blob)
reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result)
example of Blob Object:
console.log(blob)
output:
Blob {lastModified: 1658039931443, lastModifiedDate: Sun Jul 17 2022 08:38:51 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time), name: '1.jpg', size: 35493, type: 'image/jpeg'}
lastModified: 1658039931443
lastModifiedDate: Sun Jul 17 2022 08:38:51 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time) {}
name: "1.jpg"
size: 35493
type: "image/jpeg"
[[Prototype]]: Blob
In my case, the blob was produced by Compressorjs (should you need image compression).

How would I convert an image to base64 in reactJS

I have this function where I call a function and have a local file as the parameter to convert it to base64.
export const fileToBase64 = (filename, filepath) => {
return new Promise(resolve => {
var file = new File([filename], filepath);
var reader = new FileReader();
// Read file content on file loaded event
reader.onload = function(event) {
resolve(event.target.result);
};
// Convert data to base64
reader.readAsDataURL(file);
});
}
Importing the function
fileToBase64("shield.png", "./form").then(result => {
console.log(result);
console.log("here");
});
gives me an output as
data:application/octet-stream;base64,c2hpZWxkLnBuZw==
here
I want base64 information, but noticing the file the application/octet-stream is wrong? I entered an image so shouldn't it be
data:image/pgn;base64,c2hpZWxkLnBuZw==
https://medium.com/#simmibadhan/converting-file-to-base64-on-javascript-client-side-b2dfdfed75f6

try this I think this should helpfull
let buff = new Buffer(result, 'base64');
let text = buff.toString('ascii');
console.log(text)

Uncaught DOMException: Failed to execute 'readAsDataURL' on 'FileReader'

I have been task to create and upload image file but i am having issue with the blob and base64 items the Blob URL is working as expected but when i try to use a FileReader it is showing the item is busy reading blob. I have also tried to remove the code files for URL the retain the File Reader code but still same issues. And also how the onload is called every time how to stop it after the base64 is created. Or is it also posible to convert the blob URL to a base64
uploadImageChange(e){
const file = e.target.files[0];
this.showImageModalErrorMessage = false;
let fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onload = function(fileLoad){
console.log(fileReader.readAsDataURL(file));
}
if(file.size < 2000){
this.imageSelectedUrl = URL.createObjectURL(file);
this.showImageSaveContent = true;
this.modalSecondInstruction = true;
}else{
this.imageModalErrorMessage = "The image you chose is bigger than 2 MB. Kindly upload a smaller-sized photo."
this.showImageModalErrorMessage = true;
}
},

Try this way
let fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.readAsDataURL(file);
fileReader.onload = function(fileLoad){
consoloe.log(fileReader.result);
}

Had a similar problem, the below code worked for me fine.
fileReader(file: any) {
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onloadend = () => {
const formData = new FormData();
const blobFile = new Blob([reader.result], { type: file.type });
formData.append("file", blobFile, "filename");
// POST formData call
};
reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
}

How to Convert Uploaded Audio to Blob using Javascript?

I am trying to capture the audio that's uploaded by the user, convert it to Blob then using wavesurfer.js to display the waveform.
I am following this instruction here https://bl.ocks.org/nolanlawson/62e747cea7af01542479
And here is the code
// Convert audio to Blob
$('#audioFileInput').on('change', function () {
var file = $('#audioFileInput')[0].files[0];
var fileName = file.name;
var fileType = file.type;
var fileReader = new FileReader();
fileReader.onloadend = function (e) {
var arrayBuffer = e.target.result;
blobUtil.arrayBufferToBlob(arrayBuffer, fileType).then(function (blob) {
console.log('here is a blob', blob);
console.log('its size is', blob.size);
console.log('its type is', blob.type);
surfTheBlob(blob);
}).catch(console.log.bind(console));
};
fileReader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
});
But it says
blobUtil.arrayBufferToBlob(...).then is not a function
Another issue is that since the user might upload the audio themselves, the audio type might vary, expected to come from native device audio recorder. Anyone can help please? thanks.

A File object, like the ones you get in the input.files FileList, is already a Blob:
inp.onchange = e =>
console.log(inp.files[0] instanceof Blob) // true
<input type="file" id="inp">
So all you really need is to pass directly this File to your library:
$('#audioFileInput').on('change', function () {
var file = this.files[0];
surfTheBlob(file);
});

Found the answer already.
// Convert audio to Blob
$('#audioFileInput').on('change', function () {
var file = $('#audioFileInput')[0].files[0];
var fileName = file.name;
var fileType = file.type;
var url = URL.createObjectURL(file);
fetch(url).then(function(response) {
if(response.ok) {
return response.blob();
}
throw new Error('Network response was not ok.');
}).then(function(blob) {
surfTheBlob(blob);
}).catch(function(error) {
console.log('There has been a problem with your fetch operation: ', error.message);
});
});
Cheers!

View blob response as image in angular

I am trying to get a blob response from a request, and then generate a URL from that blob and set this URL as an image's source.
But the image is not loading.
This is my HTML:
<img src="{{previewSignsrc}}" alt="Sign Thumbnail">
And this is my .ts file:
this.signModalDataService.getPreviewSignature({'name': this.SignatureName, 'font_type': 0});
this.signModalDataService.previewSignature
.subscribe((res) => {
console.log(res);
let blob = new Blob([res['_body']], {type: 'image/png'});
this.previewSignsrc = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
this.showPreviewSign = true;
});
I used same method to set url for ng2-pdfviewer and it worked fine.

You can dislay image like this code
this.config.getData()
.subscribe((blob : any) => {
let objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
this.image = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustUrl(objectURL);
});
If your data is base64 display like this
this.config.getData()
.subscribe((baseImage : any) => {
let objectURL = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + baseImage.image;
this.thumbnail = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustUrl(objectURL);
});
Demo https://stackblitz.com/edit/display-image-from-api

As was metioned earlier by Memo 313 MediaSA, FileReader works.
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(data); //FileStream response from .NET core backend
reader.onload = _event => {
url = reader.result; //url declared earlier
image.nativeElement.src = url; //image declared earlier
};

You can use new FileReader(); I tried so much codes and that's the only one that worked for me.
var reader = new FileReader ();
reader.readAsDataURL(response) <= from inner . subscribe
reader.onload = (_event) => {
this.retrieveURL = reader.result;
}
.html
[src]="retrieve URL"
Bear with me I typed from my cellphone
That's all no need to use sanitizers, hope it helps somebody out there, ooh I am using Angular8

this code is the best for blob(for example asp file stream in backend) and 100% work.
.ts:
image: any;
constructor(
private sanitizer: DomSanitizer,
) { }
this.signModalDataService.previewSignature
.subscribe(blob => {
let objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
this.image = this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustUrl(objectURL);
})
.html
<img [src]="image">

If you use JsonConvert from a .Net API to return an object in which one of the fields is the image byte[] it will convert it to a base64 string. Then you don't need anything special when calling the api or displaying the image.

This works for me:
this.httpClient.get(Endpoints.PRODUCTS + '/pictures/download', {'params': queryParams, responseType: 'blob'})
.subscribe(
value => {
// Add Preview
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsBinaryString(value);
const addPreview = (fileBase64) => {
this.urls.push(`data:${value.type};base64,${btoa(fileBase64)}`);
};
reader.onload = function (e) {
addPreview(e.target.result);
};
},
(error) => {
// Refactor
// this.errorList = error.error.data.errorList;
console.log(error);
})
;