Binary image from API, convert and save path

Question

Im receiving a binary image from an API (Line API)

// if status 200
if ($response->isSucceeded()) {
    // get binary image from api
    $binary = $response->getRawBody();
    // convert to base64?
    $imageData = base64_encode($binary);
    // what do i do here?
}

After receiving it, I want to save the image in my public folder and save the path in my database. There were several answers on SO that I thought could work like using intervention/image but I could not manage to fix this. Ive also found a comment saying this cant be done. Can someone give me a hint how I could do this. Or if this is even possible?

Thank you.

I should save the binary data in a file and use the file to display images in html? — haashe, Mar 12 '22 at 07:00

Benyamin Limanto · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-12T12:41:40.443

If you are using Laravel, then you can use Storage facade to help you write the content into private storage or public storage. If the image already on binary, just put/write as is, as binary.

Based on the docs, you can store the image as example :

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
// ..... controller
// if status 200
if ($response->isSucceeded()) {
    // get binary image from api
    $binary = $response->getRawBody();
    Storage::disk("public")->put("/img/some-image.jpg",$binary);
    // you can echo the URL, and return it to your API or show on web
    echo url("storage/img/some-image.jpg"); 
    // or you can write to DB
    // Example Model, change to anything
    $imgTable =  new TableImage();
    $imgTable->url = url("storage/img/some-image.jpg");
    $imgTable->save();
}

You can use Log facade to log the result of the saving image. Hope this help, and if it help you, please set it as acceptable answer. thanks.

Binary image from API, convert and save path

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