diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca3e8dda8a9b20a32359cd6b4148f024ca96eddf..e3192edb8a05e5ecb4346f64a09473aedc44ed17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Persisting annotations requires implementing an a IIIF annotation server. Severa
 
 ## Installing `mirador-annotations`
 
-`mirador-annotations` requires an instance of Mirador 3. See the [Mirador wiki](https://github.com/ProjectMirador/mirador/wiki) for examples of embedding Mirador within an application. See the [live demo's index.js](https://github.com/ProjectMirador/mirador-annotations/blob/master/demo/src/index.js) for an example of importing the `mirador-annotations` plugin and configuring the adapter.
+`mirador-annotations` requires an instance of Mirador 3. See the [Mirador wiki](https://github.com/ProjectMirador/mirador/wiki) for examples of embedding Mirador within an application. See the [live demo's server.js](https://github.com/ProjectMirador/mirador-annotations/blob/master/demo/src/index.js) for an example of importing the `mirador-annotations` plugin and configuring the adapter.
 
 **You must use node v16.20.2**. You can `run nvm use` at the racine of the project to set your node version to 16.20.2.
 ## Contribute
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cff8a035fb580bb2be966195dbac0242c3e1bf4a..b11c1611ad977630095472d608264129ea183672 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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@@ -44474,6 +44513,11 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75405869ce86b22a2a39e59aac56af9a264f6b4c..871e8f71b08f4526c2734dc2b10560f88a2b1b7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@mui/system": "^5.15.1",
     "@psychobolt/react-paperjs": "^1.0.3",
     "@psychobolt/react-paperjs-editor": "0.0.11",
+    "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "draft-js": "^0.11.6",
     "draft-js-export-html": "^1.4.1",
     "draft-js-import-html": "^1.4.1",
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@
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     "react-sortablejs": "^6.1.4",
-    "sortablejs": "^1.15.2",
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+    "sortablejs": "^1.15.2",
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diff --git a/src/AnnotationCreation.js b/src/AnnotationCreation.js
index 68b7471e2299166646d673ff1fc02325c6886d6f..b78d1fd6b16df25063f326b32fa51d959564b58f 100644
--- a/src/AnnotationCreation.js
+++ b/src/AnnotationCreation.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import AnnotationFormContent from './annotationForm/AnnotationFormContent';
 import AnnotationFormTime from './annotationForm/AnnotationFormTime';
 import { geomFromAnnoTarget, timeFromAnnoTarget } from './AnnotationCreationUtils';
 import AnnotationFormOverlay from './annotationForm/AnnotationFormOverlay/AnnotationFormOverlay.js';
+import axios from 'axios';
 
 const TARGET_VIEW = 'target';
 const OVERLAY_VIEW = 'layer';
@@ -451,6 +452,25 @@ function AnnotationCreation(props) {
     setScale(overlay.containerWidth / overlay.canvasWidth);
   };
 
+  const sendFile = async () => {
+    const fileContent = 'Hello, this is a test file';
+    const blob = new Blob([fileContent], { type: 'text/plain' });
+
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('file', blob);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.post('http://localhost:3001/upload', formData, {
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
+        },
+      });
+      console.log('File Uploaded', response.data);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error uploading file:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
   }, [overlay.containerWidth, overlay.canvasWidth]);
 
@@ -461,6 +481,11 @@ function AnnotationCreation(props) {
       windowId={windowId}
       id={id}
     >
+      <Button
+        onClick={sendFile}
+        >
+        Send data
+        </Button>
       <StyledAnnotationDrawing
         scale={scale}
         activeTool={activeTool}