This is the documentation for v4 but the latest version is v10 . You can switch versions in the menu on the left/at the top. Check your current version with the following command:


                                composer show spatie/laravel-medialibrary

Associating files

Name: Spatie
Address: Kruikstraat 22 bus 12, Antwerp, Antwerp, 2060, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 292 56 79

You can associate a file with a model like this:

$newsItem = News::find(1);
$newsItem->addMedia($pathToFile)
         ->toMediaLibrary();

The file will now be associated with the newsitem and will be moved to the disk you've configured.

If you want to preserve the original file, you can call preservingOriginal:

$newsItem->addMedia($pathToFile)
         ->preservingOriginal()
         ->toMediaLibrary();

v3.8+ You can also add a remote file to the media library:

$url = 'http://medialibrary.spatie.be/assets/images/mountain.jpg';
$newsItem->addMediaFromUrl($url)
         ->toMediaLibrary();