diff --git a/apps/api/R/entrypoint.R b/apps/api/R/entrypoint.R
index 5f1d8a3fb94..1aec6dcf02b 100755
--- a/apps/api/R/entrypoint.R
+++ b/apps/api/R/entrypoint.R
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ root$mount("/api/runs", runs_pr)
 runs_pr <- plumber::Plumber$new("available-models.R")
 root$mount("/api/availableModels", runs_pr)
 
+ma_pr <- plumber::Plumber$new("ma.R")
+root$mount("/api/ma", ma_pr)
+
 # set swagger documentation
 root$setApiSpec("../pecanapi-spec.yml")
 
diff --git a/apps/api/R/ma.R b/apps/api/R/ma.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26330c402b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/R/ma.R
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+library(dplyr)
+library("PEcAn.all")
+library("RCurl")
+
+#' Post a settings file for running a Meta-Analysis
+#' @param req Send pecan.xml in bodyas xml filetype
+#' @return A list of post.distns.MA.R
+#' @author Nihar Sanda
+#* @post /run
+submitWorkflow <- function(req, res){
+  if(req$HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE == "application/xml") {
+    # read req$bosy as xml
+    settingsXml <- XML::xmlParseString(stringr::str_replace(req$body, "<?.*?>\n", ""))
+    
+    ## convert the xml to a list
+    settings <- XML::xmlToList(settingsXml)
+    settings <- as.Settings(settings)
+    settings <- expandMultiSettings(settings)
+    
+    # Update/fix/check settings.
+    # Will only run the first time it's called, unless force=TRUE
+    settings <-
+      PEcAn.settings::prepare.settings(settings, force = FALSE)
+    
+    # Changing update to TRUE
+    settings$meta.analysis$update <- TRUE
+    
+    # Write pecan.CHECKED.xml
+    PEcAn.settings::write.settings(settings, outputfile = "pecan.CHECKED.xml")
+    
+    # Do conversions
+    settings <- PEcAn.workflow::do_conversions(settings)
+    settings <- PEcAn.workflow::runModule.get.trait.data(settings)
+    
+    # initiating variables needed for running meta analysis
+    pfts <- settings$pfts
+    iterations <- settings$meta.analysis$iter
+    random <- settings$meta.analysis$random.effects$on
+    use_ghs <- settings$meta.analysis$random.effects$use_ghs
+    threshold <- settings$meta.analysis$threshold
+    dbfiles <- settings$database$dbfiles
+    database <- settings$database$bety
+  
+    # running meta analysis
+    run.meta.analysis(pfts, iterations, random, threshold, 
+                      dbfiles, database, use_ghs)
+    
+    #PEcAn.MA::runModule.run.meta.analysis(settings = ma_settings)
+    
+    if(dir.exists(settings$pfts$pft$outdir)){ 
+     filepath <- paste0(settings$pfts$pft$outdir, "/post.distns.Rdata")
+     e <- new.env(parent = emptyenv())
+     load(filepath, envir = e)
+     objs <- ls(envir = e, all.names = TRUE)
+     for(obj in objs) {
+       data <- get(obj, envir =e)
+     }
+     #csv_file <- paste0(settings$pfts$pft$outdir, '/post.distns.csv')
+     #plumber::include_file(csv_file, res)
+     return(list(status = "Meta Analysis ran successfully", data=data))
+    }
+  }
+  else{
+    res$status <- 415
+    return(paste("Unsupported request content type:", req$HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE))
+  }
+}
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