diff --git a/bin/packages/Item.py b/bin/packages/Item.py
index cfe4c37b..6e6e048e 100755
--- a/bin/packages/Item.py
+++ b/bin/packages/Item.py
@@ -220,24 +220,19 @@ def get_item(request_dict):
 
 
 
-
-
-def get_item_as_txt(request_dict):
+def get_item_content_encoded_text(request_dict):
     item_id = request_dict.get('id', None)
-
     if not request_dict:
-        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Malformed JSON'}, 400
+        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Malformed JSON'}, 400, 1
     if not item_id:
-        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Mandatory parameter(s) not provided'}, 400
+        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Mandatory parameter(s) not provided'}, 400, 1
     if not exist_item(item_id):
-        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Item not found'}, 404
+        return {'status': 'error', 'reason': 'Item not found'}, 404, 1
 
     item_content = get_item_content(item_id)
-    base64_output = base64.b64encode((item_content.encode('utf-8')).decode())
-    dict_item = {'id': item_id, 'content': base64_output}
-
-    return dict_item, 200
+    base64_output = base64.b64encode((item_content.encode('utf-8')))
 
+    return base64_output, 200, 0
 
 
 ###
diff --git a/var/www/modules/restApi/Flask_restApi.py b/var/www/modules/restApi/Flask_restApi.py
index 7901f5e9..0169526a 100644
--- a/var/www/modules/restApi/Flask_restApi.py
+++ b/var/www/modules/restApi/Flask_restApi.py
@@ -312,14 +312,17 @@ def get_item_content():
     return Response(json.dumps(res[0], indent=2, sort_keys=True), mimetype='application/json'), res[1]
 
 
-@restApi.route("api/v1/get/item/content/text", methods=['POST'])
+@restApi.route("api/v1/get/item/content/encoded/text", methods=['POST'])
 @token_required('read_only')
-def get_item_content_text():
+def get_item_content_encoded_text():
     data = request.get_json()
     item_id = data.get('id', None)
     req_data = {'id': item_id}
-    res = Item.get_item_as_txt(req_data)
-    return Response(json.dumps(res[0], indent=2, sort_keys=True), mimetype='application/json'), res[1]
+    res = Item.get_item_content_encoded_text(req_data)
+    if res[2] == 1:
+        return Response(json.dumps(res[0], indent=2, sort_keys=True), mimetype='application/json'), res[1]
+    else:
+        return res[0], res[1]
 
 
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