diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 9c9fa3e..b504f1e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const https = require("https");
 const http = require("http");
 const archiver = require("archiver");
+const { placeAsset } = require("./lib/ampp-folder-placer");
 
 require("events").defaultMaxListeners = 50;
 
@@ -808,6 +809,29 @@ app.get("/api/ampp/jobs/:jobId", requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
   } catch (err) { res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: err.message }); }
 });
 
+// ---- AMPP Folder Placement ----
+// POST /api/ampp/place — place an already-ingested AMPP asset into virtual folders.
+// Body: { assetId: "...", assetName: "NEWS--PKG--clip.mxf" }
+// assetName uses the "--" delimiter convention — same as folder-organizer-v3.5.py.
+// Finds or creates the nested AMPP folder hierarchy, then links the asset to the
+// deepest folder.  All v3.5 defensive guards are ported to Node.js (see ampp-folder-placer.js).
+app.post("/api/ampp/place", requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
+  const { assetId, assetName } = req.body;
+  if (!assetId || !assetName)
+    return res.status(400).json({ success: false, error: "assetId and assetName are required" });
+  if (!getAmppApiKey())
+    return res.status(503).json({ success: false, error: "AMPP API key not configured" });
+  try {
+    const token = await getAmppToken();
+    const result = await placeAsset(getAmppBase(), assetName, assetId, token);
+    console.log(`[AMPP place] ${assetName} (${assetId}) → ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
+    res.json({ success: true, ...result });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[AMPP place] Error:", err.message);
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: err.message });
+  }
+});
+
 // ==================== CHROME EXTENSION DOWNLOAD ====================
 // ==================== SHARE LINKS ====================
 app.get("/api/sharelinks", requireAdmin, (req, res) => {