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File Sharing

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API keyHTTPSNo CORSCloud Storage & File Sharing

Shut down May 2022

WeTransfer has been shut down

Retired. WeTransfer stopped offering its Public API to new users in 2020 and disabled it in May 2022. There is no public replacement.

Price
Shut down
API key
No new keys issued
Shut down
May 2022

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Mega.nz

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Checked by hand on 2026-10-24 against WeTransfer: we've retired our Public API. Providers change their terms, so confirm on their own pages before you commit.

API key

No new keys issued

HTTPS

Supported

Browser calls

No, needs a proxy

Status

Shut down

Overview & Architectural Role

WeTransfer provides programmatic access to file sharing. Delivered over secure HTTPS protocols, it exposes structured endpoints designed to integrate cleanly into modern frontend frameworks, backend microservices, and automated data pipelines without requiring local database provisioning.

Who it is built for

Engineers building web dashboards, mobile applications, CLI utilities, or background cron workers in need of reliable cloud storage & file sharing data feeds.

Architectural Advantage

Consuming WeTransfer removes the operational overhead of running custom scrapers, orchestrating headless browser fleets, or manually seeding and maintaining a local database. Instead of reverse-engineering volatile DOM layouts or dealing with anti-bot IP blocks, your application connects directly to a standardized JSON interface designed for backend ingestion with consistent schema schemas. Dedicated authentication ensures rate quotas and credential tracking per project environment.

Where this listing comes from

Aggregated from one public source (public-api-lists), then normalised and checked by us.

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WeTransfer — common questions

Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.

Is the WeTransfer API still available?

No. Retired. WeTransfer stopped offering its Public API to new users in 2020 and disabled it in May 2022. There is no public replacement. Working alternatives: File.io, GoFile, Mega.nz. Checked on 2026-10-24.

Is the WeTransfer API free?

Retired. WeTransfer stopped offering its Public API to new users in 2020 and disabled it in May 2022. There is no public replacement. Checked on 2026-10-24.