diff --git a/api/api/tasks.py b/api/api/tasks.py
index 6cd0880..3446893 100644
--- a/api/api/tasks.py
+++ b/api/api/tasks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 from celery import shared_task
+from freqsplit.input.file_reader import read_audio
+from freqsplit.preprocessing.classify import classify_audio
 
 @shared_task
-def save_uploaded_file(file_path, file_content):
-    """Save uploaded file asynchronously"""
+def save_and_classify(file_path, file_content):
+    """Save uploaded file asynchronously and classify the audio file"""
     with open(file_path, 'wb') as destination:
-        destination.write(file_content)
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+        destination.write(file_content)
+        
+    # Read the saved audio file
+    waveform, sr = read_audio(file_path, 16000, mono=True)
+    
+    # Classify the audio
+    audio_class = classify_audio(waveform, sr)
+    
+    return audio_class
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diff --git a/api/api/views.py b/api/api/views.py
index 78f45c7..8a993a4 100644
--- a/api/api/views.py
+++ b/api/api/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import uuid
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status
-from .tasks import save_uploaded_file
+from .tasks import save_and_classify
 
 UPLOAD_DIR = "/tmp/freqsplit"
 
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ def upload_audio(request):
     file_path = os.path.join(upload_dir, audio_file.name)
     
     # Save the uploaded file
-    save_uploaded_file.delay(file_path, audio_file.read())
-
-    return Response(
-        {
-            "Status": "File uploaded successfully",
-            "file_uuid": file_uuid,
-            }, 
-        status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
-        )
+    task = save_and_classify.apply(args=(file_path, audio_file.read()))
+    
+    if task.successful():
+        audio_class = task.result
+        return Response(
+            {
+                "Status": "File uploaded successfully",
+                "file_uuid": file_uuid,
+                "audio_class": audio_class
+                }, 
+            status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+            )