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Getting Started with the FileManager
Updated on Sep 11, 2026
This guide demonstrates how to get up and running with the Kendo UI for jQuery FileManager.
After the completion of this guide, you will achieve the following end result:
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1. Create a Div Element
First, create a <div> element on the page that will be used to initialize the component.
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<div id="filemanager"></div>2. Initialize the FileManager
In this step, you will initialize the FileManager from the <div> element.
<div id="filemanager"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#filemanager").kendoFileManager();
});
</script>3. Specify the Data Source
Here, you will specify a dataSource instance and fetch the remote data.
<div id="filemanager"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#filemanager").kendoFileManager({
dataSource: {
schema: kendo.data.schemas.filemanager,
transport: {
read: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Read",
method: "POST"
},
create: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Create",
method: "POST"
},
update: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Update",
method: "POST"
},
destroy: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Destroy",
method: "POST"
}
}
},
});
});
</script>4. Configure the Items in the Toolbar
In this step, you will define the items that will be included in the Toolbar of the FileManager component and their order of rendering.
<div id="filemanager"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#filemanager").kendoFileManager({
toolbar: {
items: [
{ name: "search" },
{ name: "createFolder" },
{ name: "upload" },
{ name: "details" },
{ name: "spacer" },
{ name: "sortDirection" },
{ name: "sortField" },
{ name: "changeView" },
]
},
dataSource: {
schema: kendo.data.schemas.filemanager,
transport: {
read: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Read",
method: "POST"
},
create: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Create",
method: "POST"
},
update: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Update",
method: "POST"
},
destroy: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Destroy",
method: "POST"
}
}
},
});
});
</script>5. Set the Upload URL
By using the uploadUrl, you can set the path to the endpoint that will be used for the built-in Upload component in the ToolBar.
<div id="filemanager"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#filemanager").kendoFileManager({
toolbar: {
items: [
{ name: "search" },
{ name: "createFolder" },
{ name: "upload" },
{ name: "details" },
{ name: "spacer" },
{ name: "sortDirection" },
{ name: "sortField" },
{ name: "changeView" }
]
},
uploadUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Upload",
dataSource: {
schema: kendo.data.schemas.filemanager,
transport: {
read: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Read",
method: "POST"
},
create: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Create",
method: "POST"
},
update: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Update",
method: "POST"
},
destroy: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Destroy",
method: "POST"
}
}
},
});
});
</script>6. Define Template
You can customize the preview pane through the noFileTemplate,
singleFileTemplate, and multipleFilesTemplate.
The following example demonstrates how to configure the noFileTemplate:
<div id="filemanager"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#filemanager").kendoFileManager({
previewPane: {
noFileTemplate: '<b>No file or folder selected</b>'
},
toolbar: {
items: [
{ name: "search" },
{ name: "createFolder" },
{ name: "upload" },
{ name: "details" },
{ name: "spacer" },
{ name: "sortDirection" },
{ name: "sortField" },
{ name: "changeView" }
]
},
uploadUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Upload",
dataSource: {
schema: kendo.data.schemas.filemanager,
transport: {
read: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Read",
method: "POST"
},
create: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Create",
method: "POST"
},
update: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Update",
method: "POST"
},
destroy: {
url: "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core/FileManager/Destroy",
method: "POST"
}
}
},
});
});
</script>