diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9af45a2..5306068 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@
         "asynckit": {
             "version": "0.4.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asynckit/-/asynckit-0.4.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha1-x57Zf380y48robyXkLzDZkdLS3k=",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha1-x57Zf380y48robyXkLzDZkdLS3k="
         },
         "at-least-node": {
             "version": "1.0.0",
@@ -1247,7 +1246,6 @@
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             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz",
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-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
             }
@@ -1406,8 +1404,7 @@
         "delayed-stream": {
             "version": "1.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk=",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk="
         },
         "denque": {
             "version": "1.5.1",
@@ -1706,6 +1703,16 @@
             "integrity": "sha1-+8cfDEGt6zf5bFd60e1C2P2sypE=",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "form-data": {
+            "version": "4.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
+            "requires": {
+                "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+                "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+                "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+            }
+        },
         "fs-extra": {
             "version": "9.1.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-9.1.0.tgz",
@@ -2683,14 +2690,12 @@
         "mime-db": {
             "version": "1.49.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.49.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-CIc8j9URtOVApSFCQIF+VBkX1RwXp/oMMOrqdyXSBXq5RWNEsRfyj1kiRnQgmNXmHxPoFIxOroKA3zcU9P+nAA==",
-            "dev": true
+            "integrity": "sha512-CIc8j9URtOVApSFCQIF+VBkX1RwXp/oMMOrqdyXSBXq5RWNEsRfyj1kiRnQgmNXmHxPoFIxOroKA3zcU9P+nAA=="
         },
         "mime-types": {
             "version": "2.1.32",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.32.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-hJGaVS4G4c9TSMYh2n6SQAGrC4RnfU+daP8G7cSCmaqNjiOoUY0VHCMS42pxnQmVF1GWwFhbHWn3RIxCqTmZ9A==",
-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "mime-db": "1.49.0"
             }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 499141d..e55f995 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^0.24.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
         "simple-log-colors": "^1.1.0"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 247e9f6..65763cb 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {  SpeedyCard, chipLabel, chipConfigLabel } from './index'
 import { BotInst, Trigger, ToMessage, Message } from './framework'
 import { log, loud } from './logger'
 import { resolve } from 'path'
+import FormData from 'form-data'
 
 
 
@@ -213,6 +214,10 @@ export class $Botutils {
 	public ContextKey = '_context_'
 	// https://developer.webex.com/docs/basics
 	public supportedExtensions = ['doc', 'docx', 'xls', 'xlsx', 'ppt', 'pptx', 'pdf', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'bmp', 'gif', 'png']
+	
+	private API = {
+        messages: 'https://webexapis.com/v1/messages',
+	}
 	constructor(botRef: BotInst | any){
 		this.botRef = botRef
 		this.token = botRef.framework.options.token
@@ -376,7 +381,22 @@ export class $Botutils {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public async sendDataAsFile<T=any>(data: T, extensionOrFileName: string, config: FileConfig ={}, fallbackText=' ') {
+	public async sendDataAsFile<T=any>(data: T, extensionOrFileName: string, fallbackText=' ') {
+		const fullFileName = this.handleExt(extensionOrFileName)
+
+		const formData = new FormData();
+		formData.append('files', data, fullFileName)
+		formData.append('roomId', this.botRef.room.id)
+		formData.append('text', fallbackText)
+		const formDataHeaders = formData.getHeaders()
+		const headers = {
+			...formDataHeaders,
+			Authorization: `Bearer ${this.token}`,
+		}
+		return axios.post(this.API.messages, formData, { headers })
+	}
+
+	public async _FSsendDataAsFile<T=any>(data: T, extensionOrFileName: string, config: FileConfig ={}, fallbackText=' ') {
 		// 🦆: HACK HACK HACK for "files": https://developer.webex.com/docs/basics
 		// todo: get rid of filesystem write
 		const fullFileName = this.handleExt(extensionOrFileName)
@@ -426,7 +446,7 @@ export class $Botutils {
 		const [prefix, ext] = input.split('.')
 
 		if (hasDot) {
-			if (!prefix) {
+			if (!prefix || prefix === '*') {
 				// '.json' case, generate prefix
 				fileName = `${this.generateFileName()}.${ext}`
 			} else {