puter.perms.requestReadDocuments()
Websites Puter Apps Node.js Workers
Request read access to the user's Documents folder. If the user has already granted this permission the user will not be prompted and the path will be returned. If the user grants permission the path will be returned. If the user does not allow access undefined will be returned.
On a website, sign the user in to your site first with puter.auth.signIn(). This method reads the signed-in user's identity before it can prompt, so for a signed-out visitor it rejects with Unauthorized and no prompt is shown. Answering a permission prompt does not by itself sign the user in to your site, so guard the call:
if (!puter.authToken) await puter.auth.signIn();
Syntax
puter.perms.requestReadDocuments()
Parameters
None
Return value
A Promise that resolves to:
string- The Documents folder path if permission is grantedundefined- If permission is denied
Example
<html>
<body>
<script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
<button id="request-documents">Request Documents Read Access</button>
<script>
document.getElementById('request-documents').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const documentsPath = await puter.perms.requestReadDocuments();
if (documentsPath) {
puter.print(`Documents path: ${documentsPath}`);
// Now you can read files from the Documents folder
const items = await puter.fs.readdir(documentsPath);
puter.print(`Documents contains ${items.length} items`);
} else {
puter.print('Documents read access denied');
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>