# Handling File Uploads on the Backend in Node.js (& Nuxt)

DevFeed: [Handling File Uploads on the Backend in Node.js (& Nuxt)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/handling-file-uploads-on-the-backend-in-node-js-nuxt-17711.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://austingil.com/file-uploads-in-node/>)

Author: Austin

Published: 2023-03-28T19:23:32Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Back End - Austin Gil](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/back-end-austin-gil.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Nuxt.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nuxt.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial on handling file uploads on the backend with Node.js and Nuxt.js. It explains how uploaded request data is received as chunks and streams, and introduces approaches for processing and saving the files.

## Source excerpt

Learn about the low-level concepts for dealing with multipart/form-data in Node.js and how to save file uploads to disk with a high-level solution.