Data transfer management for unmanned aerial vehicles

One or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more computer readable storage media, direct a computing apparatus to at least:

• receive a request from an unmanned aerial vehicle to transfer a data file from the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the request includes a filename for the data file, wherein the filename includes an identifier;
• send the request to a cloud service via an application programming interface (API) for instructions for transferring the data file, wherein the request includes the filename;
• and
• receive, from the cloud service via the API, instructions for transferring the data file to a destination based on the identifier, wherein the instructions for transferring the data file were stored by the cloud service in association with the identifier.

An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

• a flight control system onboard the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors of the flight control system, direct the flight control system to at least:
• receive, from a cloud service, information tasking the unmanned aerial vehicle with transferring data produced by one or more elements onboard the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the cloud service received the information from an application portal via a first application programming interface (API);
• and
• send, to a relay resource, a request to transfer a data file, wherein the request includes a filename for the data file, wherein the data file includes the data produced by the one or more elements onboard the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the filename includes an identifier, and wherein the relay resource obtains instructions for transferring the data file to a destination from the cloud service via a second API based on the identifier, wherein the instructions for transferring the data file are stored by the cloud service in association with the identifier.