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-# wsgi server
+# python-api-server
 
 
+## Variables
 
-# dateinmit sleben namen werden überschrieben
+``MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH``: maximal Filesize in MB; defaults to 5MB
+``UPLOAD_DIRECTORY``: where to store the uploaded files; should be mapped to a volume; defaults to "/uploads"
+``AUTH_TOKEN``: token used for authenticating
+
+## ToDo
+
+- [ ] wsgi server
+
+## Example Docker-Compose
+
+see [docker-compose.yml](./docker-compose.yml)
+
+## API-Endpoints
+
+### /list
+
+#### input
+
+```bash
+curl -H "token: myuploadtoken" http://docker10.host.lan:5040/list | jq
+```
+
+#### output
+
+```bash
+{
+  "files": [
+    {
+      "last_modified": "2023-04-13 11:43:51",
+      "name": "file1",
+      "size": 1034
+    },
+    {
+      "last_modified": "2023-04-13 11:53:59",
+      "name": "file2",
+      "size": 5
+    },
+    {
+      "last_modified": "2023-04-13 12:41:18",
+      "name": "file3",
+      "size": 3478
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### /upload
+
+If a file is uploaded with the same name as an existing file, it will be overwritten.
+
+#### input
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST -H "token: myuploadtoken" -F "file=@tests/file" http://docker10.host.lan:5040/upload | jq
+```
+
+#### output
+
+```bash
+{
+  "success": "File 'file' successfully uploaded"
+}
+```
+
+### /download
+
+#### input
+
+```bash
+wget http://docker10.host.lan:5040/download/file
+```
+
+### /delete
+
+#### input
+
+```bash
+curl -X DELETE -H "token: myuploadtoken" http://docker10.host.lan:5040/delete/file | jq
+```
+
+#### output
+
+```bash
+{
+  "success": "File 'file' successfully deleted"
+}
+```