Cannot Make API call to http endpoint when using formData[Tried with both fetch and axios]

[H3tansh]

Description

Cannot Make API call to http endpoint when using formData[Tried with both fetch and axios]

I've tried addring clearTextTrafic true in android Mainfest.xml file

Working fine in iOS, and working well with normal APIs ( without formData), only API with formData having this issue.

Steps to reproduce

const formData = new FormData() formData.append('audio_file', { name: fileName, type: 'audio/mp3', uri: filePath })

await fetch('http endpoint', {
    body: formData,
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
        Authorization:
            'Bearer token'
    }
})
    .then(res => {
        console.log('test result ', res)
        console.log('test result status ', res.status)
    })
    .catch(e => {
        console.log('test e ', e)
    })

This returns network error

React Native Version

0.74.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

REACT-NATIVE-INFO output:-

System:
OS: macOS 14.2.1
CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
Memory: 599.88 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell:
version: "5.9"
path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node:
version: 18.19.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 3.6.4
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.2.3
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2024.04.15.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.15.2
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 23.0
- iOS 17.0
- macOS 14.0
- tvOS 17.0
- watchOS 10.0
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "27"
- "28"
- "29"
- "30"
- "31"
- "32"
- "33"
- "34"
Build Tools:
- 27.0.3
- 28.0.3
- 29.0.2
- 29.0.3
- 30.0.2
- 30.0.3
- 31.0.0
- 32.0.0
- 32.1.0
- 33.0.0
- 33.0.0
- 33.0.1
- 34.0.0
System Images:
- android-32 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
- android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11330709
Xcode:
version: 15.0/15A240d
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 21.0.2
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 2.6.10
path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 18.2.0
wanted: 18.2.0
react-native:
installed: 0.74.1
wanted: 0.74.1
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"react-native": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace or Logs

Instance Create Error [AxiosError: Network Error]

Reproducer

private repo cannot provide link

Screenshots and Videos

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[Ahmad-Elsayed]

Hello,

I've come across your issue and would like to suggest a couple of potential solutions that might resolve the problem you're experiencing with FormData on Android.

Firstly, ensure that the URI for the file you're appending to FormData has the correct scheme. On Android, the file URI should start with file://. Additionally, verify that the MIME type is accurate. For audio files, instead of 'audio/mp3', you should use 'audio/mpeg'.

Here's an updated snippet of your code with these changes:

const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('audio_file', {
  name: fileName,
  type: 'audio/mpeg', // Correct MIME type
  uri: `file://${filePath}` // Correct URI scheme
});

try {
  const response = await fetch('http endpoint', {
    body: formData,
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
      Authorization: 'Bearer token'
    }
  });
  console.log('test result ', response);
  console.log('test result status ', response.status);
} catch (e) {
  console.error('test error ', e);
}

[H3tansh]

accurate

Tried everything including your suggestion, still no luck 😓