diff --git a/package/structure_assignment/api.py b/package/structure_assignment/api.py
index 6cd045d..6409e46 100644
--- a/package/structure_assignment/api.py
+++ b/package/structure_assignment/api.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
+import lxml.etree as lxml
 
-from flask import Flask, Response
+from flask import Flask, Response, request
 from flask_httpauth import HTTPBasicAuth
 
 from structure_assignment.pipeline import Runner
@@ -14,48 +15,105 @@ resource_directory = os.environ['API_RESOURCE_DIR']
 runner = Runner(resource_directory, True)
 
 
-@app.route(api_prefix + '/string_to_parse/<string:string>', methods=['GET'])
-def string_to_parse(string):
+@app.route(api_prefix + '/string_to_parse', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def string_to_parse():
 
     tmp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    string_file_name = tmp_directory + '/tmp/string.txt'
-    parsed_file_name = tmp_directory + '/tmp/parsed.xml'
+    string_file_name = tmp_directory + '/input_string.txt'
+    parsed_file_name = tmp_directory + '/output_parsed.xml'
 
-    with open(string_file_name, 'w') as string_file:
-        string_file.write(string + '\n')
+    if (request.method == 'GET'):
+        string = request.args.get('string')
+        with open(string_file_name, 'w') as string_file:
+            string_file.write(string + '\n')
+    elif (request.method == 'POST'):
+        file_data = request.files['file']
+        file_data.save(string_file_name)
 
     try:
         runner.strings_to_parse(string_file_name, parsed_file_name)
-        root = lxml.parse(parse_file_name).getroot()
+        root = lxml.parse(parsed_file_name).getroot()
         message = lxml.tostring(root, encoding='UTF-8', pretty_print=True).decode()
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory)
     except Exception as e:
-        message = lxml.tostring('<error>' + str(e) + '</error>').decode()
+        message = '<error>' + str(e) + '</error>'
 
     return Response(message, mimetype='text/xml')
 
 
-@app.route(api_prefix + '/string_to_dictionary/<string:string>', methods=['GET'])
-def string_to_dictionary(string):
+@app.route(api_prefix + '/parse_to_dictionary', methods=['POST'])
+def parse_to_dictionary():
 
     tmp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    string_file_name = tmp_directory + '/tmp/string.txt'
-    dictionary_file_name = tmp_directory + '/tmp/dict.xml'
-    structure_file_name = tmp_directory + '/tmp/structures.xml'
+    parsed_file_name = tmp_directory + '/input_parsed.xml'
+    dictionary_file_name = tmp_directory + '/output_dictionary.xml'
+    structure_file_name = tmp_directory + '/output_structures.xml'
 
-    with open(string_file_name, 'w') as string_file:
-        string_file.write(string + '\n')
+    try:
+
+        file_data = request.files['file']
+        file_data.save(parsed_file_name)
+
+        runner.parse_to_dictionary(parsed_file_name, dictionary_file_name, structure_file_name)
+        root = lxml.Element('response')
+
+        dictionary_root = lxml.parse(dictionary_file_name).getroot()
+        root.append(dictionary_root)
+        structure_root = lxml.parse(structure_file_name).getroot()
+        new_structure_count = len(structure_root.xpath('.//syntactic_structure[@tempId]'))
+        root.set('new_structures', str(new_structure_count))
+        structure_ids = set(dictionary_root.xpath('.//lexicalUnit/@structure_id'))
+        structures = structure_root.xpath('syntactic_structure')
+        structures_element = lxml.SubElement(root, 'syntactic_structures')
+        for structure in structures:
+            if (structure.get('id') in structure_ids or structure.get('tempId') in structure_ids):
+                structures_element.append(structure)
+        message = lxml.tostring(root, encoding='UTF-8', pretty_print=True).decode()
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        message = '<error>' + str(e) + '</error>'
+
+    return Response(message, mimetype='text/xml')
+
+
+@app.route(api_prefix + '/string_to_dictionary', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+def string_to_dictionary():
+
+    tmp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    string_file_name = tmp_directory + '/input_string.txt'
+    dictionary_file_name = tmp_directory + '/output_dictionary.xml'
+    structure_file_name = tmp_directory + '/output_structures.xml'
 
     try:
+
+        if (request.method == 'GET'):
+            string = request.args.get('string')
+            with open(string_file_name, 'w') as string_file:
+                string_file.write(string + '\n')
+        elif (request.method == 'POST'):
+            file_data = request.files['file']
+            file_data.save(string_file_name)
+
         runner.strings_to_dictionary(string_file_name, dictionary_file_name, structure_file_name)
+        root = lxml.Element('response')
+
         dictionary_root = lxml.parse(dictionary_file_name).getroot()
-        structure_root = lxml.parse(structure_file_name).getroot()
-        root = lxml.Element('root')
-        root.append(structure_root)
         root.append(dictionary_root)
+        structure_root = lxml.parse(structure_file_name).getroot()
+        new_structure_count = len(structure_root.xpath('.//syntactic_structure[@tempId]'))
+        root.set('new_structures', str(new_structure_count))
+        structure_ids = set(dictionary_root.xpath('.//lexicalUnit/@structure_id'))
+        structures = structure_root.xpath('syntactic_structure')
+        structures_element = lxml.SubElement(root, 'syntactic_structures')
+        for structure in structures:
+            if (structure.get('id') in structure_ids or structure.get('tempId') in structure_ids):
+                structures_element.append(structure)
         message = lxml.tostring(root, encoding='UTF-8', pretty_print=True).decode()
         shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory)
+
     except Exception as e:
-        message = lxml.tostring('<error>' + str(e) + '</error>').decode()
+        message = '<error>' + str(e) + '</error>'
 
     return Response(message, mimetype='text/xml')
+