Store and retrieve files
At that point, you have a new folder on your user account called Filecoin. You can simply drop and read files are usual. All the files are automatically send and stored on Filecoin
Files are stored in plain form. You must encrypt any sensitive data before uploading!
File metadata
In the details panel, you’ll see IPFS-related metadata including:
- CID: The Content Identifier for the uploaded file
- Status: Indicates whether the file is still staged at CIDgravity or has been fully offloaded to Filecoin
- Number of replicas from Filecoin
- Expiration date on the Filecoin network
Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your data to become fully available on the Filecoin network.
Retrieve files directly on IPFS
Your data is safely replicated across the IPFS/Filecoin network — even if CIDgravity becomes unavailable, your content remains accessible via its Content Identifier (CID).
To access your file from an public IPFS gateway:
- Copy the CID from the details panel.
- Use it with any public IPFS gateway by replacing
<CID>in the following URL:
https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/<CID>
