# Redacting Files via the HTTPS Proxy

You can redact any file through VGS HTTP proxy by sending this file in your request. For example to redact an image:

1. Convert an image into the base64 format.
2. Create JSON file with the base64 text of the image.
3. Create a new inbound route in VGS dashboard with default settings. Add the field from your file in JSON path in the filter section to redact this particular field.

![redact\_through\_http](/files/hoRHAeeMMXdWDJKF0G0A)

4. Use this curl request in order to send an image to VGS proxy:

```bash
curl https://<VAULT_ID>.<ENVIRONMENT>.verygoodproxy.com/post \
    -H "Content-type: application/json" \
    -d @ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_JSON_FILE
```

5. To make sure request was sent successfully, monitor routes activity either with the logger widget (open by clicking `Show Logs` button) or via the [Access Logs](/vault/http-proxy/access-logger.md) page.&#x20;

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You can upload files up to 24MB in size. The [Vault API](/vault/developer-tools/apis/vault-api.md) supports files up to 32MB in size.


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