Introducing the Pinata Android Library

December 16, 2024

I’m excited to announce the release of a new library: Pinata for Android! This library is designed to simplify your integration with Pinata’s platform, providing an efficient way to interact with its APIs directly in your Android/Kotlin apps.

Why Build This Library?

After developing the Pinata Ruby Library to enhance backend workflows, I realized the mobile community could benefit from a similar tool. Whether you’re managing file uploads, retrieving metadata, or integrating with Pinata’s infrastructure, this library provides the tools you need.

Android developers can now avoid the hassle of tedious API calls. The Pinata Android Library offers clean abstractions and a modern API design, specifically tailored for Kotlin and Java projects.

Key Features

• Simplified Integration: Get started with just a few lines of code.
• API Coverage: Focused on the Files API for seamless file uploads, retrievals, and metadata management.
• Kotlin-first Design: Built with Kotlin, ensuring modern language features and interoperability with Java.
• Open Source: Fully open-source, for transparency and collaboration.

Getting Started

Adding the library to your Android project is straightforward. Head over to the GitHub repository for installation instructions, detailed documentation, and code samples.

Here’s a quick example to showcase how easy it is to upload a file:

val pinataClient = PinataClient.get(YOUR_PINATA_JWT_TOKEN, YOUR_PINATA_GATEWAY)
val result = pinataClient.files.upload(file)
result.onSuccess { response ->
    println("File CID: ${response.cid}")
}

Try It Out

This library aims to make Pinata’s API more accessible to mobile, providing Kotlin-friendly extensions and abstractions for Android developers. Currently, the library supports the Files API, but will continue to evolve to support more of Pinata’s functionality over time.

For full documentation, visit the GitHub repository: Pinata Android on GitHub. To learn more about the Files API, refer to the official Pinata API docs.

I hope you find this library useful for your projects! Contributions are always welcome!

— Onyx