diff --git a/chat-server/server.js b/chat-server/server.js
index 3a9636c..4a2f84f 100644
--- a/chat-server/server.js
+++ b/chat-server/server.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
 const app = express();
-
+app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 
 // Get __dirname in ES module
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ app.get("/", (request, response) => {
   response.sendFile(__dirname + "/index.html");
 });
 
+//read all messages
+app.get("/messages",(req, res) => {
+  res.send(messages);
+})
+
+//get messages by id
+app.get("/messages/:id", (req,res) => {
+  const messageID = Number(req.params.id);
+  const message = messages.find((message) => message.id === messageID);
+  res.send(message);
+})
+
+//create new messages
+app.post("/messages", (req,res) => {
+  const newMessage = req.body;
+  messages.push(newMessage);
+  res.send(newMessage);
+})
+
+//delete messages by id
+app.delete("/messages/:id", (req,res) => {
+  const messageID = Number(req.params.id);
+  const index = messages.findIndex((message) => message.id === messageID);
+  messages.splice(index, 1);
+  res.send();
+})
+
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
   console.log(`listening on PORT ${process.env.PORT}...`);
 });