diff --git a/docs/apis.md b/docs/apis.md
index 0784434..0857335 100644
--- a/docs/apis.md
+++ b/docs/apis.md
@@ -209,4 +209,28 @@ GET /default/<path to a file>
 
 ```
 GET /default/<path to a directory>?restype=directory
+```
+
+### Upload a file
+
+```
+POST /default/<path to a directory where you want to put your file>
+```
+
+The request will be rejected either when the directory does not exist or when the file already exists
+
+**Request content type**
+
+form-data
+
+**Request body**
+
+|Name|Description|
+|-|-|
+|file|Required. File|
+
+**Response status**
+
+```
+200 OK
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/routes/api.go b/pkg/routes/api.go
index 90b6b53..92fcff8 100644
--- a/pkg/routes/api.go
+++ b/pkg/routes/api.go
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ import (
 var Router = gin.Default()
 
 func init() {
+	// Set a lower memory limit for multipart forms (default is 32 MiB)
+	Router.MaxMultipartMemory = 8 << 20 // 8 MiB
 	v1 := Router.Group("/api/v1")
 	{
 		v1.GET("/default/*contentPath", v1handlers.HandleGet)
 		v1.PUT("/default/*contentPath", v1handlers.HandlePut)
 		v1.DELETE("/default/*contentPath", v1handlers.HandleDelete)
 		v1.PATCH("/default/*contentPath", v1handlers.HandlePatch)
+		v1.POST("/default/*contentPath", v1handlers.HandlePost)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/v1handlers/post.go b/pkg/v1handlers/post.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d544788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/v1handlers/post.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package v1handlers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func HandlePost(c *gin.Context) {
+	paramContentPath := c.Param("contentPath")
+
+	if err := EnsureSecurePaths(paramContentPath); err != nil {
+		log.Println("checkpath failed:", err)
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	fullDirPath := path.Join(MountedVolume, paramContentPath)
+
+	dirInfo, err := os.Stat(fullDirPath)
+	if err != nil || !(dirInfo.IsDir()) {
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("no such directory %s", paramContentPath))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if there is other post request,
+	// it should be processed here
+	handleUpload(c)
+	return
+}
+
+func handleUpload(c *gin.Context) {
+	paramContentPath := c.Param("contentPath")
+
+	// upload file
+	// TODO: upload directory
+	file, err := c.FormFile("file")
+	if err != nil {
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("get form err: %s", err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	dst := path.Join(MountedVolume, paramContentPath, file.Filename)
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dst); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("%s already exists", file.Filename)
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, errMsg)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := c.SaveUploadedFile(file, dst); err != nil {
+		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("upload file err: %s", err.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.String(http.StatusOK, "file uploaded")
+}