I have this code

#[api_operation(
    tag = "image",
    summary = "uploads an image",
    description = r###"upload an image to an account"###,
    error_code = 405
)]
pub async fn upload_image(mut payload: Multipart) -> impl Responder {
    let upload_dir = std::env::var("UPLOAD_DIR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "./uploads".to_string());

    let upload_status = files::save_file(payload, format!("{upload_dir}/test.png").to_string()).await;

which to me looks like an async method.

but for some reason I am getting compile errors

error[E0728]: `await` is only allowed inside `async` functions and blocks
  --> src/image.rs:18:97
   |
9  | / #[api_operation(
10 | |     tag = "image",
11 | |     summary = "uploads an image",
12 | |     description = r###"upload an image to an account"###,
13 | |     error_code = 405
14 | | )]
   | |__- this is not `async`
...
18 |       let upload_status = files::save_file(payload, format!("{upload_dir}/test.png").to_string()).await;
   |                                                                                                   ^^^^^ only allowed inside `async` functions and blocks

is it saying that the macro is causing it not to be async, or why can’t I use await?

and is there any way around it?