diff --git a/api/base64.php b/api/base64.php
index c569951..4aeb9be 100644
--- a/api/base64.php
+++ b/api/base64.php
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ if($_REQUEST['base64'])
 
     base64ToFile($data, $tmpfile);
 
+    //get the file type
+    $type = getTypeOfFile($tmpfile);
+
     //check for duplicates
     $sha1 = sha1_file($tmpfile);
     $ehash = sha1Exists($sha1);
     if($ehash && file_exists(ROOT.DS.'data'.DS.$ehash.DS.$ehash))
-        exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
+        exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'filetype'=>$type,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
             
-    //get the file type
-    $type = getTypeOfFile($tmpfile);
+    
 
     //cross check filetype for controllers
     //
diff --git a/api/geturl.php b/api/geturl.php
index 1465307..9ea75ed 100644
--- a/api/geturl.php
+++ b/api/geturl.php
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ $name = basename($url);
 $tmpfile = ROOT.DS.'tmp'.DS.$name;
 file_put_contents($tmpfile,file_get_contents($url));
 
+$type = getTypeOfFile($tmpfile);
+
 //check for duplicates
 $sha1 = sha1_file($tmpfile);
 $ehash = sha1Exists($sha1);
 if($ehash && file_exists(ROOT.DS.'data'.DS.$ehash.DS.$ehash))
-    exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
+    exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'filetype'=>$type,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
+
 
-$type = getTypeOfFile($tmpfile);
 
 //cross check filetype for controllers
 //
diff --git a/api/upload.php b/api/upload.php
index b5ea9f6..7d6828f 100644
--- a/api/upload.php
+++ b/api/upload.php
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ $hash = sanatizeString(trim($_REQUEST['hash']))?sanatizeString(trim($_REQUEST['h
 // check for POST upload
 if ($_FILES['file']["error"] == UPLOAD_ERR_OK)
 {
+    //get the file type
+    $type = getTypeOfFile($_FILES['file']["tmp_name"]);
+
     //check for duplicates
     $sha1 = sha1_file($_FILES['file']["tmp_name"]);
     $ehash = sha1Exists($sha1);
     if($ehash && file_exists(ROOT.DS.'data'.DS.$ehash.DS.$ehash))
-        exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
-
-
-    //get the file type
-    $type = getTypeOfFile($_FILES['file']["tmp_name"]);
+        exit(json_encode(array('status'=>'ok','hash'=>$ehash,'filetype'=>$type,'url'=>URL.$ehash)));
 
     //cross check filetype for controllers
     //