diff --git a/geonode/base/migrations/0085_alter_resourcebase_uuid.py b/geonode/base/migrations/0085_alter_resourcebase_uuid.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7ef374172d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geonode/base/migrations/0085_alter_resourcebase_uuid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.16 on 2022-11-08 10:52
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import uuid
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('base', '0084_remove_comments_from_actions'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='resourcebase',
+            name='uuid',
+            field=models.CharField(default=uuid.uuid4, max_length=36, unique=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/geonode/base/models.py b/geonode/base/models.py
index 99207f07269..31bb13c8439 100644
--- a/geonode/base/models.py
+++ b/geonode/base/models.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ class ResourceBase(PolymorphicModel, PermissionLevelMixin, ItemBase):
     extra_metadata_help_text = _(
         'Additional metadata, must be in format [ {"metadata_key": "metadata_value"}, {"metadata_key": "metadata_value"} ]')
     # internal fields
-    uuid = models.CharField(max_length=36, unique=True, default=str(uuid.uuid4))
+    uuid = models.CharField(max_length=36, unique=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     title = models.CharField(_('title'), max_length=255, help_text=_(
         'name by which the cited resource is known'))
     abstract = models.TextField(
@@ -1233,7 +1233,9 @@ def save(self, notify=False, *args, **kwargs):
 
             self.pk = self.id = _next_value
 
-        if not self.uuid or len(self.uuid) == 0 or callable(self.uuid):
+        if isinstance(self.uuid, uuid.UUID):
+            self.uuid = str(self.uuid)
+        elif not self.uuid or callable(self.uuid) or len(self.uuid) == 0:
             self.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/geonode/documents/api/exceptions.py b/geonode/documents/api/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4850255b1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geonode/documents/api/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 OSGeo
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#########################################################################
+from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
+
+
+class DocumentException(APIException):
+    status_code = 400
+    default_detail = "invalid document"
+    default_code = "document_exception"
+    category = "document_api"
diff --git a/geonode/documents/api/serializers.py b/geonode/documents/api/serializers.py
index 665b6bf514a..0ece3efbb8a 100644
--- a/geonode/documents/api/serializers.py
+++ b/geonode/documents/api/serializers.py
@@ -16,26 +16,37 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #########################################################################
-from geonode.documents.models import Document
-from geonode.base.api.serializers import ResourceBaseSerializer
-
 import logging
 
+from dynamic_rest.fields.fields import DynamicComputedField
+from geonode.base.api.serializers import ResourceBaseSerializer
+from geonode.documents.models import Document
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class DocumentSerializer(ResourceBaseSerializer):
+class GeonodeFilePathField(DynamicComputedField):
 
+    def get_attribute(self, instance):
+        return instance.files
+
+
+class DocumentFieldField(DynamicComputedField):
+
+    def get_attribute(self, instance):
+        return instance.files
+
+
+class DocumentSerializer(ResourceBaseSerializer):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # Instantiate the superclass normally
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    file_path = GeonodeFilePathField(required=False)
+    doc_file = DocumentFieldField(required=False)
+
     class Meta:
         model = Document
-        name = 'document'
-        view_name = 'documents-list'
-        fields = (
-            'pk', 'uuid', 'name', 'href',
-            'subtype', 'extension', 'mime_type',
-            'executions'
-        )
+        name = "document"
+        view_name = "documents-list"
+        fields = ("pk", "uuid", "name", "href", "subtype", "extension", "mime_type", "executions", "file_path", "doc_file")
diff --git a/geonode/documents/api/tests.py b/geonode/documents/api/tests.py
index 971148a30a6..aff90ad8661 100644
--- a/geonode/documents/api/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/documents/api/tests.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #########################################################################
+import os
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 import logging
 
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
 from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm, get_anonymous_user
+from geonode import settings
 from geonode.documents.models import Document
 from geonode.base.populate_test_data import create_models
 
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ def setUp(self):
         create_models(b'document')
         create_models(b'map')
         create_models(b'dataset')
+        self.admin = get_user_model().objects.get(username="admin")
+        self.url = reverse('documents-list')
+        self.invalid_file_path = f"{settings.PROJECT_ROOT}/tests/data/thesaurus.rdf"
+        self.valid_file_path = f"{settings.PROJECT_ROOT}/base/fixtures/test_xml.xml"
 
     def test_documents(self):
         """
@@ -72,3 +79,74 @@ def test_documents(self):
 
         # import json
         # logger.error(f"{json.dumps(layers_data)}")
+
+    def test_creation_return_error_if_file_is_not_passed(self):
+        '''
+        If file_path is not available, should raise error
+        '''
+        self.client.force_login(self.admin)
+        payload = {
+            "document": {
+                "title": "New document",
+                "metadata_only": True
+            }
+        }
+        expected = {'success': False, 'errors': ['A file path or a file must be speficied'], 'code': 'document_exception'}
+        actual = self.client.post(self.url, data=payload, format="json")
+        self.assertEqual(400, actual.status_code)
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, actual.json())
+
+    def test_creation_return_error_if_file_is_none(self):
+        '''
+        If file_path is not available, should raise error
+        '''
+        self.client.force_login(self.admin)
+        payload = {
+            "document": {
+                "title": "New document",
+                "metadata_only": True,
+                "file_path": None,
+                "doc_file": None
+            }
+        }
+        expected = {'success': False, 'errors': ['A file path or a file must be speficied'], 'code': 'document_exception'}
+        actual = self.client.post(self.url, data=payload, format="json")
+        self.assertEqual(400, actual.status_code)
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, actual.json())
+
+    def test_creation_should_rase_exec_for_unsupported_files(self):
+        self.client.force_login(self.admin)
+        payload = {
+            "document": {
+                "title": "New document",
+                "metadata_only": True,
+                "file_path": self.invalid_file_path
+            }
+        }
+        expected = {'success': False, 'errors': ['The file provided is not in the supported extension file list'], 'code': 'document_exception'}
+        actual = self.client.post(self.url, data=payload, format="json")
+        self.assertEqual(400, actual.status_code)
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, actual.json())
+
+    def test_creation_should_create_the_doc(self):
+        '''
+        If file_path is not available, should raise error
+        '''
+        self.client.force_login(self.admin)
+        payload = {
+            "document": {
+                "title": "New document for testing",
+                "metadata_only": True,
+                "file_path": self.valid_file_path
+            }
+        }
+        actual = self.client.post(self.url, data=payload, format="json")
+        self.assertEqual(201, actual.status_code)
+        cloned_path = actual.json().get("document", {}).get("file_path", "")[0]
+        extension = actual.json().get("document", {}).get("extension", "")
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(cloned_path))
+        self.assertEqual('xml', extension)
+        self.assertTrue(Document.objects.filter(title="New document for testing").exists())
+
+        if cloned_path:
+            os.remove(cloned_path)
diff --git a/geonode/documents/api/views.py b/geonode/documents/api/views.py
index 5121fab1912..c8ee34ec65f 100644
--- a/geonode/documents/api/views.py
+++ b/geonode/documents/api/views.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #########################################################################
-from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
 
+from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema
+from pathlib import Path
 from dynamic_rest.viewsets import DynamicModelViewSet
 from dynamic_rest.filters import DynamicFilterBackend, DynamicSortingFilter
 
@@ -25,14 +26,19 @@
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly
 from rest_framework.authentication import SessionAuthentication, BasicAuthentication
 from oauth2_provider.contrib.rest_framework import OAuth2Authentication
+from geonode import settings
 
 from geonode.base.api.filters import DynamicSearchFilter, ExtentFilter
 from geonode.base.api.pagination import GeoNodeApiPagination
 from geonode.base.api.permissions import UserHasPerms
+from geonode.documents.api.exceptions import DocumentException
 from geonode.documents.models import Document
 
 from geonode.base.models import ResourceBase
 from geonode.base.api.serializers import ResourceBaseSerializer
+from geonode.resource.utils import resourcebase_post_save
+from geonode.storage.manager import StorageManager
+from geonode.resource.manager import resource_manager
 
 from .serializers import DocumentSerializer
 from .permissions import DocumentPermissionsFilter
@@ -46,9 +52,9 @@ class DocumentViewSet(DynamicModelViewSet):
     """
     API endpoint that allows documents to be viewed or edited.
     """
-    http_method_names = ['get', 'patch', 'put']
+    http_method_names = ['get', 'patch', 'put', 'post']
     authentication_classes = [SessionAuthentication, BasicAuthentication, OAuth2Authentication]
-    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly, UserHasPerms]
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly, UserHasPerms(perms_dict={"default": {"POST": ["base.add_resourcebase"]}})]
     filter_backends = [
         DynamicFilterBackend, DynamicSortingFilter, DynamicSearchFilter,
         ExtentFilter, DocumentPermissionsFilter
@@ -57,6 +63,68 @@ class DocumentViewSet(DynamicModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = DocumentSerializer
     pagination_class = GeoNodeApiPagination
 
+    def perform_create(self, serializer):
+        '''
+        Function to create document via API v2.
+        file_path: path to the file
+        doc_file: the open file
+
+        The API expect this kind of JSON:
+        {
+            "document": {
+                "title": "New document",
+                "metadata_only": true,
+                "file_path": "/home/mattia/example.json"
+            }
+        }
+        File path rappresent the filepath where the file to upload is saved.
+
+        or can be also a form-data:
+        curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8000/api/v2/documents' \
+        --form 'title="Super Title2"' \
+        --form 'doc_file=@"/C:/Users/user/Pictures/BcMc-a6T9IM.jpg"' \
+        --form 'metadata_only="False"'
+        '''
+        manager = None
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        _has_file = serializer.validated_data.pop("file_path", None) or serializer.validated_data.pop("doc_file", None)
+        extension = serializer.validated_data.pop("extension", None)
+
+        if not _has_file:
+            raise DocumentException(detail="A file path or a file must be speficied")
+
+        if not extension:
+            filename = _has_file if isinstance(_has_file, str) else _has_file.name
+            extension = Path(filename).suffix.replace(".", "")
+
+        if extension not in settings.ALLOWED_DOCUMENT_TYPES:
+            raise DocumentException("The file provided is not in the supported extension file list")
+
+        try:
+            manager = StorageManager(remote_files={"base_file": _has_file})
+            manager.clone_remote_files()
+            files = manager.get_retrieved_paths()
+
+            resource = serializer.save(
+                **{
+                    "owner": self.request.user,
+                    "extension": extension,
+                    "files": [files.get("base_file")],
+                    "resource_type": "document"
+                }
+            )
+
+            resource.set_missing_info()
+            resourcebase_post_save(resource.get_real_instance())
+            resource_manager.set_permissions(None, instance=resource, permissions=None, created=True)
+            resource.handle_moderated_uploads()
+            resource_manager.set_thumbnail(resource.uuid, instance=resource, overwrite=False)
+            return resource
+        except Exception as e:
+            if manager:
+                manager.delete_retrieved_paths()
+            raise e
+
     @extend_schema(methods=['get'], responses={200: ResourceBaseSerializer(many=True)},
                    description="API endpoint allowing to retrieve the DocumentResourceLink(s).")
     @action(detail=True, methods=['get'])