Upload Base_64 Image File with Python Flask via REST API

upload.py

from flask.views import MethodView
from flask import jsonify, request, abort
import uuid
import os

from io import BytesIO
from PIL import Image
import base64


class UploadAPI(MethodView):

        def __init__(self):
            if not request.json:
                abort(400)


        def post(self):
            image_data = request.json['data']
            extension = request.json['extension']

            image_data = bytes(image_data, encoding="ascii")

            image_name = str(uuid.uuid4()) + extension

            image = Image.open(BytesIO(base64.b64decode(image_data)))
            image_directory = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'static', 'upload', 'image','')

            file_path = image_directory + image_name
            
            # save image to file system
            image.save(file_path)

            response = {
                "message": "Image Uploaded",
                "body": {
                    "image_id": image_name,
                }
            }
            return jsonify(response)