diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ available you can do it yourself from the command line:
 If the `rem` user isn't taken already, then this will create the new
 user file on the fly and the url will be immediately available.
 
+You can send a full JSON file to the API, not *just* the copyright, so this works too:
+
+    curl -d'{ "copyright": "Remy Sharp", "url": "http://remysharp.com", "email": "me@mysite.com", "format": "txt" }' http://rem.mit-license.org
+
 If there's any problems in the automated creation, send me a pull
 request and it'll go live soon after.