diff --git a/api/http.go b/api/http.go
index e85d662..0485261 100644
--- a/api/http.go
+++ b/api/http.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/gpaste"
 	"git.t-juice.club/torjus/gpaste/files"
@@ -62,10 +64,6 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) HandlerIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (s *HTTPServer) HandlerAPIFilePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	f := &files.File{
-		ID:   uuid.Must(uuid.NewRandom()).String(),
-		Body: r.Body,
-	}
 	reqID := middleware.GetReqID(r.Context())
 
 	// Check if multipart form
@@ -74,6 +72,11 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) HandlerAPIFilePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		s.processMultiPartFormUpload(w, r)
 		return
 	}
+
+	f := fileFromParams(r)
+	f.ID = uuid.NewString()
+	f.Body = r.Body
+
 	err := s.Files.Store(f)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
@@ -149,11 +152,10 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) processMultiPartFormUpload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 			s.Logger.Warnw("Error reading file from multipart form.", "req_id", reqID, "error", err)
 			return
 		}
-		f := &files.File{
-			ID:               uuid.Must(uuid.NewRandom()).String(),
-			OriginalFilename: fh.Filename,
-			Body:             ff,
-		}
+		f := fileFromParams(r)
+		f.ID = uuid.NewString()
+		f.OriginalFilename = fh.Filename
+		f.Body = ff
 
 		if err := s.Files.Store(f); err != nil {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
@@ -251,3 +253,29 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) HandlerAPIUserList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		s.Logger.Warnw("Error encoding response.", "req_id", "error", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func fileFromParams(r *http.Request) *files.File {
+	const (
+		keyMaxViews  = "max_views"
+		keyExpiresOn = "exp"
+	)
+	var f files.File
+
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+
+	if q.Has(keyMaxViews) {
+		views, err := strconv.ParseUint(q.Get(keyMaxViews), 10, 64)
+		if err == nil {
+			f.MaxViews = uint(views)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if q.Has(keyExpiresOn) {
+		exp, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, q.Get(keyExpiresOn))
+		if err == nil {
+			f.ExpiresOn = exp
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &f
+}
diff --git a/api/http_test.go b/api/http_test.go
index a826040..e1e277c 100644
--- a/api/http_test.go
+++ b/api/http_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				mw.Close()
 
-				req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/file", buf)
+				req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/file?max_views=99", buf)
 				req.Header.Add("Content-Type", mw.FormDataContentType())
 
 				hs.Handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ func TestHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 				if diff := cmp.Diff(retBuf.String(), expectedData); diff != "" {
 					t.Errorf("Retrieved file mismatch: %s", diff)
 				}
+
+				if retrieved.MaxViews != 99 {
+					t.Errorf("Uploaded file has wrong max_views: %d", retrieved.MaxViews)
+				}
 			})
 			// GET /api/file/id
 			t.Run("GET", func(t *testing.T) {