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+---
+'@backstage/plugin-code-coverage-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added support for LCOV coverage reports
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 }
 ```
 
+### Adding a LCOV report
+
+POST a LCOV INFO file to `/report`
+
+Example:
+
+```json
+// curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:text/plain" -d @coverage.info "localhost:7007/api/code-coverage/report?entity=component:default/entity-name&coverageType=lcov"
+{
+  "links": [
+    {
+      "href": "http://localhost:7007/api/code-coverage/report?entity=component:default/entity-name",
+      "rel": "coverage"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
 ### Reading json coverage
 
 GET `/report`