diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5b3e50..4b247bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ node_modules/
 # Javascript
 .next
 next-env.d.ts
+
+# Gradle files
+.gradle/
+build/
+!gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**/build/
diff --git a/python/fastapi-helloworld/src/hello_api/my_app.py b/python/fastapi-helloworld/src/hello_api/my_app.py
index 2a26878..63c3cdb 100644
--- a/python/fastapi-helloworld/src/hello_api/my_app.py
+++ b/python/fastapi-helloworld/src/hello_api/my_app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import FastAPI, UploadFile, File
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
 @app.get("/")
 async def root():
     return {"message": "Hello World"}
+
+
+@app.post("/upload/")
+async def upload_file(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
+    # Read metadata
+    filename = file.filename
+    content_type = file.content_type
+    
+    # Read the actual contents (async)
+    contents = await file.read()
+    
+    return {
+        "filename": filename,
+        "content_type": content_type,
+        "file_size_bytes": len(contents)
+    }