diff --git a/matchcode_pipeline/api.py b/matchcode_pipeline/api.py
index b07b05a7..6131e5dd 100644
--- a/matchcode_pipeline/api.py
+++ b/matchcode_pipeline/api.py
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ def get_codebase_relations_summary(self, project):
         queryset = project.codebaserelations.all()
         return count_group_by(queryset, "map_type")
 
+    def validate_input_urls(self, value):
+        """Add support for providing multiple URLs in a single string."""
+        return [url for entry in value for url in entry.split()]
+
     def create(self, validated_data, matching_pipeline_name='matching'):
         """
         Create a new `project` with `upload_file`, using the `matching` pipeline
diff --git a/matchcode_pipeline/tests/test_api.py b/matchcode_pipeline/tests/test_api.py
index ec976b8a..73dd3a19 100644
--- a/matchcode_pipeline/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/matchcode_pipeline/tests/test_api.py
@@ -127,9 +127,31 @@ def test_matchcode_pipeline_api_matching_detail(self):
     def test_matching_pipeline_api_matching_create(self, mock_execute_pipeline_task):
         # load upload_file contents
         test_out_loc = self.data_location / 'test-out.json'
-        content = open(test_out_loc, 'r')
+
+        with open(test_out_loc) as f:
+            data = {
+                'upload_file': f,
+            }
+            # Send match request
+            response = self.csrf_client.post(self.matching_list_url, data)
+        self.assertEqual(status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response.status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(response.data['runs']))
+        self.assertEqual('matching', response.data['runs'][0]['pipeline_name'])
+        mock_execute_pipeline_task.assert_called_once()
+
+        created_matching_project_detail_url = response.data['url']
+        matching_project_uuid = response.data['uuid']
+        results_url = reverse('matching-results', args=[matching_project_uuid])
+
+        # Check that the file was uploaded
+        response = self.csrf_client.get(created_matching_project_detail_url)
+        self.assertEqual('test-out.json', response.data['input_sources'][0]['filename'])
+
+    @mock.patch('scanpipe.models.Run.execute_task_async')
+    def test_matching_pipeline_api_matching_create_multiple_input_urls(self, mock_execute_pipeline_task):
+        # load input_urls
         data = {
-            'upload_file': content,
+            'input_urls': 'https://registry.npmjs.org/asdf/-/asdf-1.2.2.tgz\r\nhttps://registry.npmjs.org/asdf/-/asdf-1.2.1.tgz',
         }
 
         # Send match request
@@ -145,7 +167,10 @@ def test_matching_pipeline_api_matching_create(self, mock_execute_pipeline_task)
 
         # Check that the file was uploaded
         response = self.csrf_client.get(created_matching_project_detail_url)
-        self.assertEqual('test-out.json', response.data['input_sources'][0]['filename'])
+        input_sources = response.data['input_sources']
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(input_sources))
+        self.assertEqual('asdf-1.2.2.tgz', input_sources[0]['filename'])
+        self.assertEqual('asdf-1.2.1.tgz', input_sources[1]['filename'])
 
     def test_matchcode_pipeline_api_run_detail(self):
         run1 = self.project1.add_pipeline('matching')