# Send Dicom Files
**URL:** https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767
**Category:** Google Groups archive
**Created:** [January 14, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767 "2022-01-14T12:03:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Vesa\_Alexandru](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/Vesa_Alexandru)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767/1 "2022-01-14T12:03:45Z")
Hello,
I have a question regarding the communication between Orthanc Server and External API platform.
I have an Orthanc Server hosted in cloud. When an entity send dicom files to Orthanc I want that Orthanc redirect the uploaded dicom files to the External API Platform.
Is this possible?
Thanks a lot,
Alex
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### Author:  [@jodogne](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/jodogne)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767/2 "2022-01-14T20:04:06Z")
Hello,
You are visibly looking for the autorouting concept. For instance in Lua:
[https://book.orthanc-server.com/users/lua.html#auto-routing-of-dicom-images](https://book.orthanc-server.com/users/lua.html#auto-routing-of-dicom-images)
You can develop more advanced scenarios using Python:
[https://book.orthanc-server.com/plugins/python.html#auto-routing-studies](https://book.orthanc-server.com/plugins/python.html#auto-routing-studies)
HTH,
Sébastien-
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### Author:  [@Vesa\_Alexandru](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/Vesa_Alexandru)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767/3 "2022-01-16T10:02:16Z")
Awesome. Thanks a lot.
One more question. How should I install the orthanc for using it as a library? I’ve seen in those examples “import orthanc”.
Thanks ,
Alex
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### Author:  [@jodogne](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/u/jodogne)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/t/send-dicom-files/2767/4 "2022-01-17T08:28:16Z")
Hello,
The “import orthanc” corresponds to Python plugins. You can find their full documentation in the Orthanc Book:
[https://book.orthanc-server.com/plugins/python.html](https://book.orthanc-server.com/plugins/python.html)
Sébastien-