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  • February 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM #47646
    Marcus PottsMarcus Potts
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    Hi

    I multiple fields with file uploads, some of which are part of cloneable groups.

    I am integrating this with a CRM system and need to make the file paths available to this system using Rest. File uploads (even with multiple files) show nicely in the JSON:

    
"environmental_sustainability_policy":[
         {
            "filesize":398120,
            "ID":"6203",
            "name":"xxxxxxx.pdf",
            "path":"\/var\/www\/vhosts\/xxxxxxx\/httpdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xxxxxxx.pdf",
            "url":"https:\/\/xxxxxxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xxxxxxx.pdf",
            "title":"xxxxxxx"
         },
         {
            "filesize":14304,
            "ID":"6204",
            "name":"xxxxxxx.xlsx",
            "path":"\/var\/www\/vhosts\/xxxxxxx\/httpdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xxxxxxx.xlsx",
            "url":"https:\/\/xxxxxxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/xxxxxxx.xlsx",
            "title":"xxxxxxx"
         }
      ],

    But when the fields are part of a group, only the media ID is returned:

    
      "accreditation_details":[
         {
            "accreditation_name":"CHAS",
            "upload_accreditation_document":[
               "5864",
               "5865"
            ],
            "accreditation_other_expiry":{
               "timestamp":"1834963200",
               "formatted":"24\/02\/2028"
            }
         }
      ],

    Please can you help.

    Thanks
    Marcus

    February 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM #47651
    PeterPeter
    Moderator

    Hello Marcus,

    That is expected. The subfield value in a group saves only the raw value. It is the media file ID in this case.
    So it doesn't return meaningful value like when you use the field as a top field (outside of a group field). I suggest you create a custom route and use the function RWMB_File_Field::file_info( $image_id ) to get the file info and send it via Rest API.

    Following the documentation https://docs.metabox.io/extensions/meta-box-group/#sub-field-values

    February 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM #47671
    Marcus PottsMarcus Potts
    Participant

    Hi Peter

    Thank you for pointing me to that solution. I have registered a new REST field and retrieved the document details using your function which now outputs perfectly in my new field.

    Thanks
    Marcus

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