diff --git a/api/services/external_knowledge_service.py b/api/services/external_knowledge_service.py
index 303fbf2013..b4d23bce14 100644
--- a/api/services/external_knowledge_service.py
+++ b/api/services/external_knowledge_service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import json
+import random
+import time
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional
@@ -20,7 +22,10 @@ from models.dataset import (
     Document,
     DocumentSegment, ExternalApiTemplates, ExternalKnowledgeBindings,
 )
+from models.model import UploadFile
+from services.dataset_service import DocumentService
 from services.entities.external_knowledge_entities.external_knowledge_entities import Authorization, ApiTemplateSetting
+from tasks.external_document_indexing_task import external_document_indexing_task
 
 
 class ExternalDatasetService:
@@ -142,9 +147,13 @@ class ExternalDatasetService:
                         raise ValueError(f'{parameter.get("name")} is required')
 
     @staticmethod
-    def init_external_dataset(tenant_id: str, user_id: str, args: dict):
+    def init_external_dataset(tenant_id: str, user_id: str, args: dict, created_from: str = 'web'):
         api_template_id = args.get('api_template_id')
+
         data_source = args.get('data_source')
+        if data_source is None:
+            raise ValueError('data source is required')
+
         process_parameter = args.get('process_parameter')
         api_template = ExternalApiTemplates.query.filter_by(
             id=api_template_id,
@@ -152,13 +161,7 @@ class ExternalDatasetService:
         ).first()
         if api_template is None:
             raise ValueError('api template not found')
-        settings = json.loads(api_template.settings)
-        for settings in settings:
-            if settings.get('method') == 'create':
 
-                ExternalDatasetService.process_external_api(api_template_id, data_source, process_parameter)
-                break
-        # save dataset
         dataset = Dataset(
             tenant_id=tenant_id,
             name=args.get('name'),
@@ -168,8 +171,38 @@ class ExternalDatasetService:
         )
 
         db.session.add(dataset)
-        db.session.commit()
+        db.session.flush()
 
+        position = DocumentService.get_documents_position(dataset.id)
+        batch = time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') + str(random.randint(100000, 999999))
+        document_ids = []
+        if data_source["type"] == "upload_file":
+            upload_file_list = data_source["info_list"]['file_info_list']['file_ids']
+            for file_id in upload_file_list:
+                file = db.session.query(UploadFile).filter(
+                    UploadFile.tenant_id == dataset.tenant_id,
+                    UploadFile.id == file_id
+                ).first()
+                if file:
+                    data_source_info = {
+                        "upload_file_id": file_id,
+                    }
+                    document = Document(
+                        tenant_id=dataset.tenant_id,
+                        dataset_id=dataset.id,
+                        position=position,
+                        data_source_type=data_source["type"],
+                        data_source_info=json.dumps(data_source_info),
+                        batch=batch,
+                        name=file.name,
+                        created_from=created_from,
+                        created_by=user_id,
+                    )
+                    position += 1
+                    db.session.add(document)
+                    db.session.flush()
+                    document_ids.append(document.id)
+        db.session.commit()
         external_document_indexing_task.delay(dataset.id, api_template_id, data_source, process_parameter)
 
         return dataset
diff --git a/api/tasks/external_document_indexing_task.py b/api/tasks/external_document_indexing_task.py
index 31a16fbaf2..938cf6962d 100644
--- a/api/tasks/external_document_indexing_task.py
+++ b/api/tasks/external_document_indexing_task.py
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ def external_document_indexing_task(dataset_id: str, api_template_id: str, data_
 
         # do http request
         response = ExternalDatasetService.process_external_api(settings, headers, process_parameter, files)
-        if response.status_code != 200:
-            logging.info(click.style('Processed external dataset: {} failed, status code: {}'.format(dataset.id, response.status_code), fg='red'))
-            return
+        job_id = response.json().get('job_id')
+        if job_id:
+            # save job_id to dataset
+            dataset.job_id = job_id
+            db.session.commit()
 
         end_at = time.perf_counter()
         logging.info(