diff --git a/api/handler/errorHandlers.go b/api/handler/errorHandlers.go
index a198e59..e86d144 100644
--- a/api/handler/errorHandlers.go
+++ b/api/handler/errorHandlers.go
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ func NotFoundHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func BadRequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+	_, err := w.Write([]byte("400 Bad Request"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/handler/userHandler.go b/api/handler/userHandler.go
index 111374a..9dc2506 100644
--- a/api/handler/userHandler.go
+++ b/api/handler/userHandler.go
@@ -2,24 +2,47 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"portfolio-backend/database/ent"
 	"portfolio-backend/database/query"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func CreateUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	_, err := w.Write([]byte("test2"))
+
+	var u *ent.User
+
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&u)
 	if err != nil {
 		InternalServerErrorHandler(w, r)
 	}
-}
 
-func GetUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	user, err := query.GetUser(context.Background())
+	err = query.CreateUser(context.Background(), *u)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	_, err = w.Write([]byte(r.PathValue(user.Name)))
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte("user created"))
+
+}
+
+func GetUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+	userID, err := strconv.Atoi(r.PathValue("id"))
 	if err != nil {
-		InternalServerErrorHandler(w, r)
+		BadRequestHandler(w, r)
+	}
+
+	User, err := query.GetUser(context.Background(), userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(User)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index b438177..76ea172 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func DB() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed opening connection to mysql: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer client.Close()
 	// Run the auto migration tool.
 	if err := client.Schema.Create(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed creating schema resources: %v", err)
diff --git a/database/query/userQuery.go b/database/query/userQuery.go
index ccf2c60..406b576 100644
--- a/database/query/userQuery.go
+++ b/database/query/userQuery.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"portfolio-backend/database/ent/user"
 )
 
-func GetUser(ctx context.Context) (*ent.User, error) {
+func GetUser(ctx context.Context, id int) (*ent.User, error) {
+
 	u, err := database.DBclient.User.
 		Query().
-		Where(user.Name("a8m")).
-		// `Only` fails if no user found,
-		// or more than 1 user returned.
+		Where(user.ID(id)).
+		WithTeams().
 		Only(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed querying user: %w", err)
@@ -22,3 +22,17 @@ func GetUser(ctx context.Context) (*ent.User, error) {
 	log.Println("user returned: ", u)
 	return u, nil
 }
+
+func CreateUser(ctx context.Context, User ent.User) error {
+
+	_, err := database.DBclient.User.
+		Create().
+		SetName(User.Name).
+		SetRole(User.Role).
+		Save(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create user: %w", err)
+	}
+	log.Println("user created: ")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2f60d4e..b5f681a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.19.1 h1://i05Jqznmb2EXqa39Nsvyan2o5XyMowW5fnCKW5RPI=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2 v2.19.1/go.mod h1:ThLC89FV4p9MPW804KVbe/cEXoQ8NZEh+JtMeeGErHE=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
+github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
@@ -30,14 +32,22 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 h1:Lm995f3rfxdpd6TSmuVCHVb/QhupuXlYr8sCI/QdE+0=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 h1:yOQRA0RpS5PFz/oikGwBEqvAWhWg5ufRz4ETLjwpU1Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1 h1:TLuKupo69TCn6TQSyGxwI1EblZZEsQ0vMlAFQflz0v0=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1/go.mod h1:R62XHJLzvMFRBbcrT7m7WgmE1eOyTSsCt+hzestvNj0=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 h1:P2Ga83D34wi1o9J6Wh1mRuqd4mF/x/lgBS7N7AbDhec=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5/go.mod h1:hPp6KlRPjbx+hW8ykQs1w3UBbZlj6HuIJcUGPhkA7kY=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0 h1:Kpca3qRNrduNnOQeazBd0ysaKrUJiIuISHxogkT9RPQ=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAmXWZgo=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0 h1:hyqWnYt1ZQShIddO5kBpj3vu05/++x6tJ6dg8EC572I=
+github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0/go.mod h1:uLxZILRyS/50WlhOIKD7W6V5bgeIt+4sICxh6uRMrb0=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
+github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2 h1:+h33VjcLVPDHtOdpUCuF+7gSuG3yGIftsP1YvFihtJ8=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.14.2 h1:kTG7lqmBou0Zkx35r6HJHUQTvaRPr5bIAf3AoHS0izI=
@@ -46,5 +56,7 @@ golang.org/x/mod v0.15.0 h1:SernR4v+D55NyBH2QiEQrlBAnj1ECL6AGrA5+dPaMY8=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.15.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 h1:ScX5w1eTa3QqT8oi6+ziP7dTV1S2+ALU0bI+0zXKWiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0 h1:FvmRgNOcs3kOa+T20R1uhfP9F6HgG2mfxDv1vrx1Htc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.17.0/go.mod h1:xsh6VxdV005rRVaS6SSAf9oiAqljS7UZUacMZ8Bnsps=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d599e5a..7abfe13 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Register the routes and handlers
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", handler.CatchAllHandler)
-	mux.HandleFunc("POST /user}", handler.CreateUser)
+	mux.HandleFunc("POST /user", handler.CreateUser)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /user/{id}", handler.GetUser)
 
 	// Run the server