pb.plz.ac

pb.plz.ac is a clean pastebin service deployed on Cloudflare.

Supports quick sharing of text and images, data will automatically expire and be deleted after 24 hours.

Abstract

Create new paste from command output:

cmd | curl -X POST --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Also provides a web form for convenient upload of text and images from browser.

API Specification

POST /

Upload text content or image files

Text upload:

Content-Type: text/plain
Body: text content

Image upload:

Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Body: file=@image.jpg

Response:

GET /{id}

Retrieve paste content

Response:

Content-Type: text/plain or image/*
Body: original content

Usage Examples

Creating Pastes

Create paste from 'dmesg' command output:

$ dmesg | curl -X POST --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Upload file content:

$ curl -X POST --data-binary @file.txt "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Retrieving Content

Get the paste created above:

$ curl "https://pb.plz.ac/abc123"

Uploading Images

Upload image files:

$ curl -X POST -F "file=@screenshot.png" "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Supported image formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG

More curl Examples

Upload clipboard content (macOS):

$ pbpaste | curl -X POST --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Upload clipboard content (Linux):

$ xclip -o | curl -X POST --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/"

Save content to file:

$ curl "https://pb.plz.ac/abc123" > saved_content.txt

Update existing content:

$ echo "Updated content" | curl -X PUT --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/abc123"

Delete content:

$ curl -X DELETE "https://pb.plz.ac/abc123"

Web Form

For convenient browser uploads, visit: /upload

The upload page provides a user-friendly interface for:

• 📝 Text uploads with syntax highlighting
• 📁 File uploads with progress indicator
• ⚙️ Output format options (simple/detailed)
• 💾 Direct download of uploaded content

Shell Functions

For easier usage, add these functions to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

# Basic functions
pb() { curl -X POST --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/"; }
pbi() { curl -X POST -F "file=@$1" "https://pb.plz.ac/"; }
pbget() { curl "https://pb.plz.ac/$1"; }
pbupdate() { curl -X PUT --data-binary @- "https://pb.plz.ac/$1"; }
pbdel() { curl -X DELETE "https://pb.plz.ac/$1"; }

# Usage examples:
echo "Hello World" | pb
ls -la | pb  
pbi screenshot.png
pbget abc123
echo "Updated" | pbupdate abc123
pbdel abc123