# \#faq

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## [Sending an array as form-data](https://community.postman.com/t/sending-an-array-as-form-data/4606)

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**Author:** [@john-paul](https://community.postman.com/u/john-paul)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/sending-an-array-as-form-data/4606 "2023-04-04T05:28:54Z")

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You can send an array in form-data by using the same name for multiple keys, and putting values in each one. Please see the screenshots below for examples (substitute my\_array ​ for any name you want): In Bulk Edit mode…

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## [File-uploads as part of a Collection run](https://community.postman.com/t/file-uploads-as-part-of-a-collection-run/4578)

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**Author:** [@john-paul](https://community.postman.com/u/john-paul)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/file-uploads-as-part-of-a-collection-run/4578 "2023-02-27T11:36:21Z")

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For individual requests, you can simply set the body type to form-data ​, select a file, and send the request. Unfortunately, if you’re sending the same request as part of a Collection run, it’s a little more difficult t…

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## [Upgrade fails 'Something went wrong while trying to update your app'](https://community.postman.com/t/upgrade-fails-something-went-wrong-while-trying-to-update-your-app/4783)

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**Author:** [@cyriellehada](https://community.postman.com/u/cyriellehada)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/upgrade-fails-something-went-wrong-while-trying-to-update-your-app/4783 "2021-09-09T20:51:20Z")

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When upgrading to a new version and opening the app, the below dialog box says “Update failed” This may happen if the users of your team don’t have permissions for the directory in which you have installed the latest …

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## [How to recover my collections with the Postman API?](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-recover-my-collections-with-the-postman-api/5478)

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**Author:** [@cyriellehada](https://community.postman.com/u/cyriellehada)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-recover-my-collections-with-the-postman-api/5478 "2019-05-17T09:41:30Z")

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The Postman API allows you to grab a list of Collections and reimport them into your app again. To do so, proceed as follows. 1 - Generate Postman API key here (if you don’t have one already). 2 - Use the /collections …

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## [Parse JSON properties with reserved words](https://community.postman.com/t/parse-json-properties-with-reserved-words/4488)

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**Author:** [@cyriellehada](https://community.postman.com/u/cyriellehada)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/parse-json-properties-with-reserved-words/4488 "2019-05-01T06:11:21Z")

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Some property names are reserved for specific uses (e.g. language, global). Even if the JSON parsing is correct, using reserved words may return the following response: TypeError | cannot read property 'global' of unde…