# Generate your API keys to use the plugin
Go to your Pinata profile -> API Keys and generate them.
# Why should I pin my content with Pinata?
When you pin your content to IPFS with Pinata, you get the peace of mind in knowing that your content will always be online.
# What does it mean to pin content on IPFS?
In IPFS, nodes frequently cache content that gets routed through them. This means that popular content frequently lives on many places of the network at once.
However, eventually, the node cache becomes full, and then garbage collection happens. This means that the node empties its cache to make room for more content.
When this happens, all content that isn't "pinned" gets deleted.
# How to upload
There are 2 ways to upload a file using this plugin, one is using the API call called "Upload and Pin File to IPFS", this will be limited to your Bubble storage since the file is firstly uploaded to your Bubble app and then to IPFS.
Second way to do it is to use the Pinata SDK plugin element, see a demo of it here:
https://ezplugins-demo-3.bubbleapps.io/version-test/pinata_sdk 
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