Say hello to the data layer

Use decentralized protocols to liberate your data using our easy-to-use developer platform. We’ll take care of the rest.

Connecting services with the data layer

Eliminate silos with the web3.storage platform. Using IPFS and other decentralized protocols, create a true data layer that connects you, your users, and the Web, regardless of where content is stored - client-side, in the cloud, or elsewhere.

Sounds hard? It isn’t. Our client libraries are super easy-to-use, abstracting the complexity of these decentralized protocols. And we provide services like data storage designed to natively support these protocols, so things just work without you ever being locked-in.

1  // store.mjs
2  
3  import { Web3Storage, getFilesFromPath } from 'web3.storage'
4  
5  const token = process.env.API_TOKEN
6  const client = new Web3Storage({ token })
7  
8  async function storeFiles () {
9    const files = await getFilesFromPath('/path/to/file')
10   const cid = await client.put(files)
11   console.log(cid)
12 }
13 
14 
 Run it withnpm i web3.storage
API_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN node ./store.mjs

web3.storage is built for scale

20K+

Users

Join a global community
storing data on web3

40M+

Stored Objects

Store data with our easy
to use API or JS library

60+

Filecoin Storage Providers

Data is stored trustlessly across a growing network of storage providers via Filecoin

Why web3.storage?

With web3.storage you get all the benefits of decentralized storage and other cutting-edge protocols with the frictionless experience you expect in a modern dev workflow. Check out our docs pages to learn more.

Open

All data is accessible via IPFS and backed by Filecoin storage, with service authentication using decentralized identity. Create user-centric applications, run verifiable workloads on data, and more - no servers needed, no lock-in, no trust necessary.

Reliable

We take the best of web2 and web3 to provide infra you can rely on to scale with you. Frustration with decentralized storage is a thing of the past.

Simple

Start storing in minutes using our simple client library to see how decentralized protocols can work together to unlock your data layer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is meant by the “web3.storage platform”?

web3.storage is a suite of APIs and services that make it easy for developers and other users to interact with data in a way that is not tied to where the data is actually physically stored. It natively uses decentralized data and identity protocols like IPFS, Filecoin, and UCAN that enable verifiable, data- and user-centric application architectures and workflows.

At the core of the platform includes a hosted storage service which can be used to upload and persist data to make it continuously available. The platform also contains additional services like w3link and w3name that make it easier to create seamless, delightful web experiences utilizing web3 protocols.

FAQ

What advantages does web3.storage have over traditional hosted storage services?

Because web3.storage uses decentralized data and identity protocols like IPFS and UCAN, data and identity are referenced in an open way. Data is referenced using IPFS content identifiers that are unique to the data, making your data...

What advantages does web3.storage have over other IPFS hosted services?

web3.storage runs on Elastic IPFS, an open-source, cloud-native, highly scalable implementation of IPFS. We wrote it as the solution to address increasing adoption of web3.storage, which previously used kubo...

Get Started with web3.storage

Choose your own way to store and retrieve using web3.storage. Use your email address or GitHub to get 5 GiB storage for free, with paid plans starting at only $3.

JS Client Library

npm install web3.storage

Import the lightweight web3.storage library into your project, and enjoy a simple and familiar way to store and retrieve.

HTTP API

curl -X POST —data-binary “@foo.gif” https://api.web3.storage/upload

Test or build your project on any stack, using our easy-to-use HTTP API. web3.storage is as flexible as you need it to be.

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Web App

Drop file to upload

Upload your files directly through our Web UI to debug and validate web3.storage’s use case for your project.

Trusted by the future

web3.storage is the easiest way to enable the decentralized web for anyone, from cutting-edge user-first apps, to traditional products at scale, to hackathon projects.

See what people building the future of the web today have to say, and get started.

Adam G.

CEO, 3S Game Studio

web3.storage allows us to host Unreal Engine on IPFS. This unlocks a better future for gaming, with their reliable infrastructure enabling more efficient deduplication and delivery of assets and components, and more user-centric games.

Caroline B.

Co-founder and CEO, Pollinations.AI

We use web3.storage to store all of our AI-generated media, around 12k assets per day and growing 20x monthly! web3.storage’s reliability and scalability for content-addressed file storage makes caching very easy. Our users love the content addressing, which makes it easy to come back to previously generated files and know it hasn’t changed.

Vijay K.

Co-founder, Fileverse

The web3.storage platform allows us to support a community-supported file sharing & collaboration dApp. Their vision with IPFS and UCANs to enable user-centric apps perfectly aligns with the on-chain future we are creating.

Jacob P.

New York, USA

web3.storage enables Strangemood to provide game devs with fast, free, and censorship resistant storage. Their simple SDK and responsive team makes decentralized storage on IPFS easier than even centralized alternatives.

Ryan W.

Capetown, South Africa

I work pretty much exclusively on Web3 applications, and I'm really impressed with web3.storage. It's almost too easy - I didn't run into any stumbling blocks and had a basic implementation of my project in 30 minutes.