# Unable to upload files using Upload File and Sendkeys keywords

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-studio\
**Created:** [September 5, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051 "2018-09-05T16:29:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@gaurav](https://forum.katalon.com/u/gaurav)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/1 "2018-09-05T16:29:29Z")

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Hi  
I am not able to upload files in katalon  
tried using both Upload File and Sendkeys keyword, but no luck

Please help.

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**Author:** ![Yadav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e9a140/32.png) [@Yadav](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Yadav)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/2 "2018-09-06T07:20:13Z")

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Please share screenshot of your code

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**Author:** ![gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@gaurav](https://forum.katalon.com/u/gaurav)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/3 "2018-09-06T10:00:58Z")

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![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/05/1lhxwxrdfdqd.png "Image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/05/1lhxwxrdfdqd.png")

[UploadFile Failing.PNG](https://s3.amazonaws.com/katalon-forum/editor/05/1lhxwxrdfdqd.png)

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**Author:** ![Nikhil\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Nikhil\_kumar](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Nikhil_kumar)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/4 "2018-09-06T11:11:49Z")

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Use upload method which accept 2 args UploadFile(webElement,path of file) and before that use some delay it will definitely work.

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Evers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dave_evers/32/435_2.png) [@Dave\_Evers](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Dave_Evers)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/5 "2021-06-05T16:02:42Z")

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Try this: [How-to use ‘sendKeys’ or 'File Upload' to upload files](http://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-use-sendkeys-or-file-upload-to-upload-files/54758)

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**Author:** ![albert.vu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/albert.vu/32/20595_2.png) [@albert.vu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/albert.vu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-upload-files-using-upload-file-and-sendkeys-keywords/13051/6 "2022-08-08T07:31:35Z")

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