# Introducing file storage for tests and requests

Postman has long been your close companion for [API testing](https://www.postman.com/api-platform/api-testing/) and empowered you with confidence and proficiency in your APIs. Since last year, we've consistently worked on various features built to supercharge your API testing process, including the introduction of the [Postman CLI](https://blog.postman.com/introducing-the-postman-cli-to-automate-your-api-testing/) and [API performance testing](https://blog.postman.com/postman-api-performance-testing/).

Today, we are super excited to release our first iteration of file storage in Postman—all to help you improve your API testing.

Postman now enables you to effortlessly upload files to the cloud that can be used in your API requests. This functionality empowers you to include a diverse range of data in your POST requests, enhancing the depth and authenticity of your testing scenarios.

### How it works

**1. Upload files seamlessly**: You can now easily upload a file in the `form-data` section or the `binary` section of a POST request. Doing this will upload the file to Postman's test data management, and make it instantly available for the rest of your team. This makes collaboration effortless when dealing with POST requests.

 ![](https://blog.postman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cloud_file.gif)Uploading files to the cloud to use in Postman requests**2. Enhance scheduled collection runs**: The uploaded files are also made accessible in the scheduled collection runs, ensuring that these POST requests will be executed with the right payload when run through a scheduled collection run.

We are committed to continuously expanding our capabilities to better assist you in managing and optimizing your test data, so try it out and let us know your feedback in a comment below.

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