puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-22.8.1/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.uploadfile.md

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sidebar_label: ElementHandle.uploadFile
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# ElementHandle.uploadFile() method

Sets the value of an [input element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input) to the given file paths.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class ElementHandle {
  abstract uploadFile(
    this: ElementHandle<HTMLInputElement>,
    ...paths: string[]
  ): Promise<void>;
}
```

## Parameters

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Parameter

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Type

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Description

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this

</td><td>

[ElementHandle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md)&lt;HTMLInputElement&gt;

</td><td>

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paths

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string\[\]

</td><td>

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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

This will not validate whether the file paths exists. Also, if a path is relative, then it is resolved against the [current working directory](https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_cwd). For locals script connecting to remote chrome environments, paths must be absolute.