# Create a lambda that accepts an image file via POST request **URL:** \ **Category:** Serverless Framework\ **Created:** [January 8, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/create-a-lambda-that-accepts-an-image-file-via-post-request/3455 "2018-01-08T11:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![bbilger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.serverless.com/bbilger/32/1066_2.png) [@bbilger](https://forum.serverless.com/u/bbilger)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/create-a-lambda-that-accepts-an-image-file-via-post-request/3455/2 "2018-01-08T23:44:36Z")
Hi @amitm02 , You’ll need to configure binary media types (e.g. image/png, image/gif, etc.) AND you need to pass a corresponding Content-Type header. Setting up binary media types cannot be configured natively in serverless, yet, but there’s a plugin for this. The following links might help: - [Apig + lambda-proxy + multipart-formdata](http://forum.serverless.com/t/apig-lambda-proxy-multipart-formdata/2548) - [https://github.com/serverless/serverless/issues/2797](https://github.com/serverless/serverless/issues/2797) - [Returning binary data (jpg) from Lambda via API Gateway](http://forum.serverless.com/t/returning-binary-data-jpg-from-lambda-via-api-gateway/796) Once you setup binary media types and POST an image with a “matching” Content-Type header, the binary data will be base64 encoded. This means the body will be base64 encoded and the property “isBase64Encoded” will be set to true. Note: Binary media types are applied to requests and responses and require appropriate Content-Type and Accept headers. Also keep in mind that there’s a limit of 10MB. So using S3 instead might be beneficial in some situations. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.serverless.com/t/create-a-lambda-that-accepts-an-image-file-via-post-request/3455)._