diff --git a/lib/Parse.js b/lib/Parse.js
index 14c8b88..c6427b1 100644
--- a/lib/Parse.js
+++ b/lib/Parse.js
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Parse.prototype = {
     parseRequest.call(this, 'POST', '/1/classes/' + className, object, callback);
   },
   
+    // add files
+  insertFile: function(fileName, data, contentType, callback){
+  	parseRequest.call(this, 'POST', '/1/files/' + fileName, data, callback, contentType);
+  },
+  
   // get objects from class store
   find: function (className, query, callback) {
     if (typeof query === 'string') {
@@ -38,12 +43,13 @@ Parse.prototype = {
 };
 
 // Parse.com https api request
-function parseRequest(method, path, data, callback) {
+function parseRequest(method, path, data, callback, contentType) {
   var auth = 'Basic ' + new Buffer(this._application_id + ':' + this._master_key).toString('base64');
   var headers = {
     Authorization: auth,
     Connection: 'Keep-alive'
   };
+  
   var body = null;
   
   switch (method) {
@@ -54,8 +60,14 @@ function parseRequest(method, path, data, callback) {
       break;
     case 'POST':
     case 'PUT':
-      body = JSON.stringify(data);
-      headers['Content-type'] = 'application/json';
+    	if(contentType){
+		 	body = data;     
+		 	headers['Content-type'] = contentType;
+		 	console.log('Sending data type: ' + contentType + ' of length: ' + body.length);
+    	}else{
+			headers['Content-type'] = 'application/json';
+	   	 	body = JSON.stringify(data);
+    	}
       headers['Content-length'] = body.length;
       break;
     case 'DELETE':
@@ -109,7 +121,12 @@ function parseRequest(method, path, data, callback) {
     });
   });
   
-  body && req.write(body);
+  if(contentType)
+  {
+	body &&	req.write(body,'binary');
+  }else{
+	body && req.write(body);
+  }
   req.end();
 
   req.on('error', function (err) {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c7912ea..366136d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ examples
       console.log(response);
     });
 
+### insert file
+	var fs = require('fs'),
+		fileName = 'myMedia.mp3';
+	fs.readFile(fileName, function (err, data) {
+		if (err) throw err;
+		app.insertFile(fileName, data, 'audio/mpeg', function(err, response){
+			if(err) throw err;
+			console.log('Name: ' + response.name);
+			console.log('Url: ' + response.url);
+		});
+	});
+	 
+
 ### find one
 
     // the Foo with id = 'someId'