diff --git a/api-customer/src/controllers/analyze_controller.py b/api-customer/src/controllers/analyze_controller.py
index 27206468..585afca0 100644
--- a/api-customer/src/controllers/analyze_controller.py
+++ b/api-customer/src/controllers/analyze_controller.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import base64
+
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
 from flask import jsonify, request
 
 from src.services.detection_service import DetectionService
@@ -18,8 +22,19 @@ class AnalyzeController:
         try :
             payload = request.get_json()
             print(payload)
-            fen = self._detection_service.analyze_single_frame(payload["image"])
+            img = self._decode_image(payload["image"])
+            fen = self._detection_service.analyze_single_frame(img)
             return jsonify({"success": False, "payload": {"fen" : fen}}), 200
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
-            return jsonify({"success": False, "message": "Failed to analyze image"}), 500
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+            return jsonify({"success": False, "message": "Failed to analyze image"}), 500
+
+    def _decode_image(self, b64_img):
+        if b64_img.startswith("data:image"):
+            b64_img = b64_img.split(",")[1]
+
+        img_bytes = base64.b64decode(b64_img)
+
+        nparr = np.frombuffer(img_bytes, np.uint8)
+
+        return cv2.imdecode(nparr, cv2.IMREAD_COLOR)
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