Upload assets in a Vue.js app (video tutorial)
Last updated: Aug-20-2025
Overview
Add asset upload capabilities to your Vue.js app using the Cloudinary Upload widget. Learn how to install and configure the Upload widget including how to make the widget work with the intricacies of a Vue.js application.
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This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.
Introduction to the Upload widget
 0:05 |
Cloudinary has many ways to upload files to your Media Library to take advantage of Cloudinary's extensive features and capabilities. In a Vue.js app you can use the Upload widget as a quick and easy way to provide a full upload experience. |
Add the Upload widget script to your Vue.js app
| 0:48 |
Start with an empty Vue.js application and add the Upload widget JavaScript file. Paste the code, which you can find in the Upload widget documentation, into the <head> section of index.html. |
Add a button to open the Upload widget
| 1:38 |
In App.vue, add a button that calls a function openUploadWidget() when it's clicked. Create that function, and inside it, call widget.open();. |
Initialize the Upload widget
| 1:59 |
Use the createUploadWidget method to initialize the widget. Pass in your cloud name (which you can find in the Console Dashboard) and an unsigned upload preset. |
Create an upload preset
| 2:46 |
In your Cloudinary Console, navigate to Settings > Upload > Upload presets to create a new unsigned upload preset. |
Create a callback function
| 3:30 |
Create a new callback function to handle the response from the Upload widget. |
Test it out
| 3:40 |
Click the button to open the Upload widget and upload a file to your Media Library. You can open the uploaded image by copying the secure_url parameter from the log and pasting it in a browser. |
Keep learning
Related topics
- Read our Upload widget guide and reference, covering every available parameter option.
- Take a look at our Vue.js SDK to learn how to transform your images and videos.
- Watch more Dev Hints videos on the Cloudinary YouTube channel.
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