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23rd March 2026

Release datasette-files 0.1a2 — Upload files to Datasette

The most interesting alpha of datasette-files yet, a new plugin which adds the ability to upload files directly into a Datasette instance. Here are the release notes in full:

  • Columns are now configured using the new column_types system from Datasette 1.0a26. #8
  • New file_actions plugin hook, plus ability to import an uploaded CSV/TSV file to a table. #10
  • UI for uploading multiple files at once via the new documented JSON upload API. #11
  • Thumbnails are now generated for image files and stored in an internal datasette_files_thumbnails table. #13

This is a beat by Simon Willison, posted on 23rd March 2026.

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