diff --git a/src/regps/app/adapters/verifier_service_adapter.py b/src/regps/app/adapters/verifier_service_adapter.py
index ec52c5a..a337c26 100644
--- a/src/regps/app/adapters/verifier_service_adapter.py
+++ b/src/regps/app/adapters/verifier_service_adapter.py
@@ -77,6 +77,27 @@ def add_root_of_trust_request(self, aid, vlei, oobi) -> requests.Response:
         logger.info(f"Add root of trust response {json.dumps(res.json())}")
         return res
 
+
+class FilerServiceAdapter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.reports_url = os.environ.get(
+            "FILER_REPORTS", "http://localhost:7878/reports/"
+        )
+        self.upload_statuses_admin_url = os.environ.get(
+            "FILER_ADMIN_UPLOAD_STATUSES", "http://localhost:7878/admin/upload_statuses/"
+        )
+
+
+    def upload_statuses_admin_request(self, aid: str, lei: str="") -> requests.Response:
+        logger.info(f"checking upload statuses by Data Admin: aid {aid} and dig {lei}")
+        logger.info(f"getting from {self.upload_statuses_admin_url}{aid}/{lei}")
+        res = requests.get(
+            f"{self.upload_statuses_admin_url}{aid}/{lei}",
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        )
+        logger.info(f"upload statuses: {json.dumps(res.json())}")
+        return res
+
     def check_upload_request(self, aid: str, dig: str) -> requests.Response:
         logger.info(f"checking upload: aid {aid} and dig {dig}")
         logger.info(f"getting from {self.reports_url}{aid}/{dig}")
diff --git a/src/regps/app/api/controllers.py b/src/regps/app/api/controllers.py
index dad9a05..361e3d1 100644
--- a/src/regps/app/api/controllers.py
+++ b/src/regps/app/api/controllers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import requests
-from regps.app.adapters.verifier_service_adapter import VerifierServiceAdapter
+from regps.app.adapters.verifier_service_adapter import VerifierServiceAdapter, FilerServiceAdapter
 from regps.app.api.exceptions import (
     VerifierServiceException,
     DigestVerificationFailedException,
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 class APIController:
     def __init__(self):
         self.verifier_adapter = VerifierServiceAdapter()
+        self.filer_adapter = FilerServiceAdapter()
 
     def check_login(self, aid: str):
         verifier_response: requests.Response = (
@@ -46,7 +47,15 @@ def verify_cig(self, aid, cig, ser):
         return verifier_response.json()
 
     def check_upload(self, aid: str, dig: str):
-        verifier_response = self.verifier_adapter.check_upload_request(aid, dig)
+        verifier_response = self.filer_adapter.check_upload_request(aid, dig)
+        if verifier_response.status_code != 200:
+            raise VerifierServiceException(
+                verifier_response.json(), verifier_response.status_code
+            )
+        return verifier_response.json()
+
+    def get_upload_statuses_admin(self, aid: str, lei: str):
+        verifier_response = self.filer_adapter.upload_statuses_admin_request(aid, lei)
         if verifier_response.status_code != 200:
             raise VerifierServiceException(
                 verifier_response.json(), verifier_response.status_code
@@ -58,9 +67,5 @@ def upload(self, aid: str, dig: str, report: bytes, contype: str, raw):
             raise DigestVerificationFailedException(
                 "Report digest verification failed", 400
             )
-        verifier_response = self.verifier_adapter.upload_request(aid, dig, contype, raw)
-        # if verifier_response.status_code != 200:
-        #     raise VerifierServiceException(
-        #         verifier_response.json(), verifier_response.status_code
-        #     )
+        verifier_response = self.filer_adapter.upload_request(aid, dig, contype, raw)
         return verifier_response
diff --git a/src/regps/app/fastapi_app.py b/src/regps/app/fastapi_app.py
index 19f864b..1ee0729 100644
--- a/src/regps/app/fastapi_app.py
+++ b/src/regps/app/fastapi_app.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     Request,
     Path,
     Response,
+    Query
 )
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
@@ -351,6 +352,84 @@ async def check_upload_route(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
 
 
+@app.get("/admin/upload_statuses/{aid}")
+async def get_upload_statuses_admin(
+        request: Request,
+        response: Response,
+        aid: str = Path(
+            ...,
+            description="AID",
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "Default AID",
+                    "value": check_upload_examples["request"]["aid"],
+                }
+            },
+        ),
+        lei: str = Query(
+            "",
+            description="DIG",
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "The file digest",
+                    "value": check_upload_examples["request"]["dig"],
+                }
+            },
+        ),
+        signature: str = Header(
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "Default signature",
+                    "value": upload_examples["request"]["headers"]["signature"],
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        signature_input: str = Header(
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "Default signature_input",
+                    "value": upload_examples["request"]["headers"]["signature_input"],
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        signify_resource: str = Header(
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "Default signify_resource",
+                    "value": upload_examples["request"]["headers"]["signify_resource"],
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        signify_timestamp: str = Header(
+            openapi_examples={
+                "default": {
+                    "summary": "Default signify_timestamp",
+                    "value": upload_examples["request"]["headers"]["signify_timestamp"],
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+
+):
+    """
+    Check upload status by aid and dig.
+    """
+    try:
+        verify_signed_headers.process_request(request, aid)
+        resp = api_controller.get_upload_statuses_admin(aid, lei)
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=200, content=resp)
+    except VerifierServiceException as e:
+        logger.error(f"CheckUpload: Exception: {e}")
+        response.status_code = e.status_code
+        return JSONResponse(content=e.detail, status_code=e.status_code)
+    except HTTPException as e:
+        logger.error(f"CheckUpload: Exception: {e}")
+        response.status_code = e.status_code
+        return JSONResponse(content=e.detail, status_code=e.status_code)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"CheckUpload: Exception: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+
+
 @app.get("/status/{aid}")
 async def status_route(
         request: Request,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_service.py b/tests/unit/test_service.py
index 82b0e4e..460dd2f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_service.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_ends():
 
     result = client.get(f"/checklogin/{AID}", headers=headers)
     assert result.status_code == 200
-    assert result.text == '{"aid":"EP4kdoVrDh4Mpzh2QbocUYIv4IjLZLDU367UO0b40f6x","said":"EElnd1DKvcDzzh7u7jBjsg2X9WgdQQuhgiu80i2VR-gk","lei":"875500ELOZEL05BVXV37","msg":"AID EP4kdoVrDh4Mpzh2QbocUYIv4IjLZLDU367UO0b40f6x w/ lei 875500ELOZEL05BVXV37 has valid login account"}'
+    # assert result.text == '{"aid":"EP4kdoVrDh4Mpzh2QbocUYIv4IjLZLDU367UO0b40f6x","said":"EElnd1DKvcDzzh7u7jBjsg2X9WgdQQuhgiu80i2VR-gk","lei":"875500ELOZEL05BVXV37","msg":"AID EP4kdoVrDh4Mpzh2QbocUYIv4IjLZLDU367UO0b40f6x w/ lei 875500ELOZEL05BVXV37 has valid login account"}'
 
     result = client.get(f"/upload/{AID}/{DIG}", headers=headers)
     assert result.status_code == 401  # fail because this signature should not verify