diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/add/add_v2.py b/cognee/api/v1/add/add_v2.py
index 631d963e5..9d07f31e4 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/add/add_v2.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/add/add_v2.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Union, BinaryIO
 from cognee.modules.users.models import User
 from cognee.modules.users.methods import get_default_user
 from cognee.modules.pipelines import run_tasks, Task
-from cognee.tasks.ingestion import ingest_data_with_metadata
+from cognee.tasks.ingestion import ingest_data_with_metadata, resolve_data_directories
 from cognee.infrastructure.databases.relational import create_db_and_tables as create_relational_db_and_tables
 from cognee.infrastructure.databases.vector.pgvector import create_db_and_tables as create_pgvector_db_and_tables
 
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ async def add(data: Union[BinaryIO, list[BinaryIO], str, list[str]], dataset_nam
     if user is None:
         user = await get_default_user()
 
+    # Resolve all directories from data to files
+    data = resolve_data_directories(data)
+
     tasks = [
         Task(ingest_data_with_metadata, dataset_name, user)
     ]