diff --git a/lightrag/api/requirements.txt b/lightrag/api/requirements.txt
index 4e2991b7..38ad569b 100644
--- a/lightrag/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/lightrag/api/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ fastapi
 numpy
 pipmaster
 python-dotenv
+python-multipart
 tenacity
 tiktoken
 uvicorn