send annot file directly to item

girder_worker_utils/transforms/contrib/girder_io.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-import json
 
 from ..girder_io import GirderClientTransform, GirderUploadToFolder
 
@@ -102,10 +101,7 @@ def transform(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return unique_id
 
         with open(path, 'r') as input_file:
-            file_contents = input_file.read()
-
             item_id = self.upload_kwargs.get('itemId')
             if item_id is not None:
-                self.gc.post(f"annotation?itemId={item_id}", json=json.loads(file_contents))
-
+                self.gc.post(f"annotation/item/{item_id}",data=input_file)
         return unique_id