How to add existing files to the list？

[jiankafei]

How to add network files to the list to represent the initial file of the list, because it is a file link, so I hope there are two ways to handle, upload and not upload network files.

[arturi]

Hi! Does this solution help: #1006 (comment)? It’s mentioned in the addFile docs here: https://uppy.io/docs/uppy/#uppy-addFile-fileObject.

[jiankafei]

I don't want to re-download the network file and upload it. It just occupies a place in the list, so there's no need to download it at all. I don't know if the following plan meets my needs.
uppy.getPlugin('Url').addFile('/path/to/image.jpg')

[arturi]

Yes, your proposed solution should work, provided you are using Companion, hosted from Transloadit or your own.

If you don’t need to upload that file too, and just want it displayed, that’s also possible: #1751 (comment)