How do you test file uploads and exports with AI?

Sub-use-cases

• File uploads (PDF, image, CSV)

  The agent uploads PDFs, images and CSVs the way a user does and verifies success, preview and the resulting state. Browser file inputs have security restrictions that make them hard for script-based tools, which is why uploads are usually under-tested.

• File-type and size validation

  The agent submits invalid types and oversized files and verifies they're rejected with the correct message. These rules break quietly on infrastructure or limit changes.

• Default test files

  If no file is configured, two default test files (a PDF and a JPEG) are always available to the agent, so upload tests run without manual asset prep. You can also pre-upload real PDFs, images or CSVs.

• CSV and PDF export

  The agent triggers the export and verifies the expected response – download confirmation, status update or queued job. Exports fail silently when a backend change alters the data shape, so this is a cheap, high-value regression check.

• Download verification

  Downloads are verified as a first-class action: the agent detects the download event, waits for completion, and confirms the file arrived. This covers report exports, generated documents and any download action, not just uploads.

Related use cases

• Account & Profile Settings Testing

  An AI agent runs every settings action a user can take – update profile fields, change email and password, upload an avatar, toggle preferences – then verifies the changes persist after a refresh. Settings pages look simple but touch storage, auth and email, so they regress quietly.

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• Authentication & Login Flow Testing

  An AI agent runs your real login journeys – including the parts traditional tools can't, like opening an email or reading an SMS code – and verifies the user ends up authenticated. QA.tech gives the agent its own inbox and phone number, so magic links, one-time passwords and confirmation emails are tested end to end, not mocked.

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• Automated Accessibility (WCAG) Testing

  Every QA.tech test run automatically checks for WCAG accessibility issues and logs them alongside functional findings – so accessibility coverage happens as a byproduct of testing you already do, with no separate tool or configuration.

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