Android issue uploading image to server using Axios in React-Native App

Question

I am getting the following network error when attempting to upload/POST an image from Android. Works perfectly on iOS. Works perfectly on Android when no image included in FormData.

export function formatAvatarData(uri) {
  const form = new FormData();
  form.append('avatar', {
    uri: uri,
    type: 'file',
    name: 'image.jpg',
  });
  return form;
}

iOS - [THIS WORKS AS EXPECTED] uri: file:///Users/bobfriston/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/16E84C5E-2545-408C-B870-38054DFA3471/data/Containers/Data/Application/7D2F59E5-450A-4A60-962A-D5C368DCD8DF/Documents/images/F5AD02D9-6C3E-46E5-B54E-D5C98206BAAA.jpg

ANDROID URI - [THIS GIVES NETWORK ERROR AS BELOW] uri: content://com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider/0/1/content%3A%2F%2Fmedia%2Fexternal%2Fimages%2Fmedia%2F79/ORIGINAL/NONE/1408072274

Error: Network Error
    at createError (createError.js:15)
    at XMLHttpRequest.handleError (xhr.js:87)
    at XMLHttpRequest.dispatchEvent (event-target.js:172)
    at XMLHttpRequest.setReadyState (XMLHttpRequest.js:542)
    at XMLHttpRequest.__didCompleteResponse (XMLHttpRequest.js:378)

NOTES: "react-native": "=0.42.3"

AndroidManifest.xml has these permissions included:

android.permission.INTERNET"
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
android.permission.CAMERA" />
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

user_8013132 · Answer

The below steps helped me resolve the same issue. Just in case helps,

In android/app/src/main/java/com/{yourProject}/MainApplication.java comment the below line :
```
initializeFlipper(this, getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager())
```
In android/app/src/debug/java/com/{yourProject}/ReactNativeFlipper.java comment line 43 :
```
builder.addNetworkInterceptor(new FlipperOkhttpInterceptor(networkFlipperPlugin));
```

Code for image upload :

var formData = new FormData();
   formData.append('UserId', 'abc@abc.com');
   formData.append('VisitId', '28596');
   formData.append('EvidenceCapturedDate', '09/10/2019 13:28:20');
   formData.append('EvidenceCategory', 'Before');
   formData.append('EvidenceImage', {
     uri: Platform.OS === 'android' ? `file:///${path}` : `/private${path}`,
     type: 'image/jpeg',
     name: 'image.jpg',
   });
   axios({
     url: UrlString.BaseUrl + UrlString.imageUpload,
     method: 'POST',
     data: formData,
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
       'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
     },
   })
     .then(function (response) {
       console.log('*****handle success******');
       console.log(response.data);

     })
     .catch(function (response) {
       console.log('*****handle failure******');
       console.log(response);
     });

Android issue uploading image to server using Axios in React-Native App

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