diff --git a/api/utils.go b/api/utils.go
index d7d7915c265f8b54b72da261a2468b702a7981f1..5beed9c37d71214fbfd84e278b50130b9a58ca4b 100644
--- a/api/utils.go
+++ b/api/utils.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // CompressJpeg takes a JPEG image in byte format
-// and compresses it based on the above consts
+// and compresses it based on desired output size
 func CompressJpeg(imgBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Convert bytes to a reader
 	imgBuf := bytes.NewReader(imgBytes)
diff --git a/bindings/utils.go b/bindings/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7249f6b910005962f27cbeb34679698e8c69c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2021 Privategrity Corporation                                   /
+//                                                                             /
+// All rights reserved.                                                        /
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// Provides various utility functions for access over the bindings
+
+package bindings
+
+import "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/api"
+
+// CompressJpeg takes a JPEG image in byte format
+// and compresses it based on desired output size
+func CompressJpeg(imgBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return api.CompressJpeg(imgBytes)
+}