diff --git a/chat-server/server.js b/chat-server/server.js
index 3a9636c..cf67b43 100644
--- a/chat-server/server.js
+++ b/chat-server/server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
 const app = express();
 
+app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 
 // Get __dirname in ES module
@@ -25,6 +26,31 @@ app.get("/", (request, response) => {
   response.sendFile(__dirname + "/index.html");
 });
 
+app.post("/messages", (req, res) => {
+  const newMessage = req.body;
+  messages.push(newMessage);
+  res.send("Message added");
+});
+
+app.get("/messages", (req, res) => {
+  res.send(messages);
+});
+
+app.get("/messages/:id", (req, res) => {
+  const messageId = parseInt(req.params.id);
+  const message = messages.find((obj) =>  obj.id === messageId );
+  if (!message) return res.status(404).json({ message: "Message does not exist" });
+  res.json(message);
+});
+
+app.delete("/messages/:id", (req, res) => {
+  const index = messages.findIndex((obj) => obj.id === parseInt(req.params.id));
+  if (index === -1) return res.status(404).json({ message: "No message to delete" });
+
+  messages.splice(index, 1);
+  res.json({message : "Message successfully deleted"});
+})
+
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {
   console.log(`listening on PORT ${process.env.PORT}...`);
 });