Member Cover Image
Topics
Schema
The schema defines all the fields that exist for a member’s cover image object.
| imagestring, uri | Full size of the image file. Read only Context: view,edit | 
Retrieve the Cover Image of a Member
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| user_id | integer | A unique numeric ID for the Member. | 
Definition
GET /buddypress/v1/members/<user_id>/cover
Example of use
bp.apiRequest function, you need to enqueue the bp-api-request JavaScript or use it as a dependency of your script. Refer to this page to know more about loading JavaScript files in WordPress.
bp.apiRequest( {
  path: 'buddypress/v1/members/3/cover',
  type: 'GET'
} ).done( function( data ) {
  return data;
} ).fail( function( error ) {
  return error;
} );
Attach a Cover Image to a Member
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| user_id | integer | A unique numeric ID for the Member. | 
Alert: The file input name to use to upload the file must be file and the form action must be bp_cover_image_upload.
Definition
POST /buddypress/v1/members/<user_id>/cover
Example of use
Alert: To use the bp.apiRequest function, you need to enqueue the bp-api-request JavaScript or use it as a dependency of your script. Refer to this page to know more about loading JavaScript files in WordPress.
( function( $ ){
	// Listen to the injected File Input's change.
	$( '#main article .entry-content' ).on( 'change', 'input[type="file"]', function( event ) {
		var formData = new FormData();
		if ( ! event.currentTarget.files || ! event.currentTarget.files[0] ) {
			return;
		}
		// The `action` is required and must be `bp_cover_image_upload`.
		formData.append( 'action', 'bp_cover_image_upload' );
		// The `file` is required and must be an image.
		formData.append( 'file', event.currentTarget.files[0] );
		bp.apiRequest( {
			path: 'buddypress/v1/members/3/cover',
			type: 'POST',
			data: formData,
			contentType: false,
			processData: false,
		} ).done( function( data ) {
			console.log( data );
		} ).fail( function( error ) {
			console.log( error );
		} );
	} );
	
	/**
	 * Inject a File input
	 *
	 * PS: Active WordPress Theme for the test is Twenty Nineteen.
	 */
	$( document ).ready( function() {
		$( '#main article .entry-content' ).append(
			$( '<input></input>' ).prop( {
				type: 'file',
				accept: 'image/jpg'
			} )
		);
	} );
}( jQuery ) );
Delete the Cover Image of a Member
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| user_id | integer | A unique numeric ID for the Member. | 
Definition
DELETE /buddypress/v1/members/<user_id>/cover
Example of use
Alert: To use the bp.apiRequest function, you need to enqueue the bp-api-request JavaScript or use it as a dependency of your script. Refer to this page to know more about loading JavaScript files in WordPress.
bp.apiRequest( {
  path: 'buddypress/v1/members/3/cover',
  type: 'DELETE'
} ).done( function( data ) {
  return data;
} ).fail( function( error ) {
  return error;
} );