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📌 Pin CID

A user can create an additional copy of your file in the IPFS network or migrate a file to the Lighthouse IPFS node pinning service can be used.

{% tabs %} {% tab title="API" %} A POST request has to be made with cid(required) and fileName(optional) parameters. API key is required for authentication.

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curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: Bearer API_KEY' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"cid": "QmWC9AkGa6vSbR4yizoJrFMfmZh4XjZXxvRDknk2LdJffc","fileName": "abc.png"}' https://api.lighthouse.storage/api/lighthouse/pin

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