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# How to Handle Attachments

Attachments can be sent either as a stream or embedded in the payload as Base64.

In this guide, you will configure a dedicated Message as part of the Incident Guide Integration *(created when following the* [*Bidirectional Asynchronous Incident Guide*](/unifi/3.1/integration-guides/bidirectional-asynchronous-incident-guide.md)*).*  It is assumed that the Process, Web Service, Integration & Connection are already in place *(if not, please ensure that those elements are in place before continuing)*.

The components to configure are as follows:

* Message
* Scripted REST Resource


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