# Replicate CURL -F arguments for plate-recognizer on-prem API call

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replicate-curl-f-arguments-for-plate-recognizer-on-prem-api-call/99947>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** http-request, docker, function-node\
**Created:** [14 December 2025 02:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replicate-curl-f-arguments-for-plate-recognizer-on-prem-api-call/99947 "2025-12-14T02:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [14 December 2025 11:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/replicate-curl-f-arguments-for-plate-recognizer-on-prem-api-call/99947/2 "2025-12-14T11:16:47Z")

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Post data should be in `msg.payload` (not `msg.params`)

This has been covered a few times on the forum. Here is one such post: [HTTP POST multipart-form-data via msg.payload - #16 by Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-post-multipart-form-data-via-msg-payload/72250/16)

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