diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
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+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from PIL import Image
+import datetime
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route("/post_img", methods=["POST"])
+def process_image():
+    file = request.files['image']
+    # Read the image via file.stream
+    img = Image.open(file.stream)
+    time = str(datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(timespec='minutes'))
+    img.save("./images/"+time+".png")
+
+    return jsonify({'msg': 'success'})
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/upload_img.py b/upload_img.py
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+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+import requests
+
+url = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/post_img'
+my_img = {'image': open('/home/trygve/Pictures/boiled.png', 'rb')}
+r = requests.post(url, files=my_img)
+
+# convert server response into JSON format.
+print(r.json())
+