diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api.zip b/hotel-bookings-api.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37526b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/hotel-bookings-api.zip differ
diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api/functions/readBookings.js b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/readBookings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b3038b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/readBookings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import fs from "fs/promises";
+import path from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const readBookings = (bookings) => {
+  const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  const filePath = path.join(__dirname, "../bookings.json");
+  return (req, res, next) => {
+    fs.readFile(filePath).then((bookingsData) => {
+      bookings.length = 0;
+      const parsedBookings = JSON.parse(bookingsData);
+      bookings.push(...parsedBookings);
+      next();
+    });
+  };
+};
+
+export default readBookings;
diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api/functions/setNextId.js b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/setNextId.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebaffa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/setNextId.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const setNextId = (newElm, arr) => {
+  newElm.id = arr.reduce((acc, elm) => (elm.id > acc ? elm.id : acc), 0) + 1;
+};
+
+export default setNextId;
diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api/functions/updateBookings.js b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/updateBookings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80f6de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/updateBookings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import fs from "fs/promises";
+import path from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+
+const updateBookings = async (updatedBookings) => {
+  const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  const filePath = path.join(__dirname, "../bookings.json");
+  await fs.writeFile(filePath, updatedBookings);
+};
+
+export default updateBookings;
diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api/functions/validateNewBooking.js b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/validateNewBooking.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95fb359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hotel-bookings-api/functions/validateNewBooking.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+export default function validateNewBooking(reservation) {
+  const expectedKeys = {
+    title: "string",
+    givenName: "string",
+    familyName: "string",
+    email: "string",
+    roomId: "number",
+    checkInDate: "string",
+    checkOutDate: "string",
+  };
+
+  const errors = [];
+
+  for (const [key, type] of Object.entries(expectedKeys)) {
+    const value = reservation[key];
+
+    if (!(key in reservation)) {
+      return `Missing ${key}`;
+    }
+    if (value === null || value === undefined || value === "") {
+      return `Please enter a ${key}`;
+    }
+    if (typeof value !== type) {
+      return `Invalid ${key}`;
+    }
+    if (type === "string" && value.trim() === "") {
+      return `Please enter a ${key}`;
+    }
+    const emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/;
+    if (key === "email" && !emailPattern.test(value)) {
+      return `Invalid email format`;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/hotel-bookings-api/server.js b/hotel-bookings-api/server.js
index d81500f..18758be 100644
--- a/hotel-bookings-api/server.js
+++ b/hotel-bookings-api/server.js
@@ -1,39 +1,132 @@
-// import all the stuff we need
 import express from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import path from "path";
-import fs from "fs/promises";
-import bookings from "./bookings.json" assert { type: "json" };
+import moment from "moment";
+
+import validateNewBooking from "./functions/validateNewBooking.js";
+import setNextId from "./functions/setNextId.js";
+import readBookings from "./functions/readBookings.js";
+import updateBookings from "./functions/updateBookings.js";
 
-// initialise the server
 const app = express();
+let bookings = [];
 
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 
-// Add other routes and logic as needed
+app.use(readBookings(bookings));
 
-// GET /bookings
 app.get("/bookings", (req, res) => {
   res.json(bookings);
 });
 
+app.post("/bookings", (req, res) => {
+  const newBooking = req.body;
+
+  const validationResult = validateNewBooking(newBooking);
+  if (validationResult !== true) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: validationResult });
+  }
+
+  setNextId(newBooking, bookings);
+  bookings.push(newBooking);
+  updateBookings(JSON.stringify(bookings));
+
+  res.status(201).json({ success: "Booking created!" });
+});
+
+app.get("/bookings/search", (req, res) => {
+  const searchTerm = req.query.term;
+
+  const matchingBookings = bookings.filter((booking) => {
+    const { email, givenName, familyName } = booking;
+    const emailMatch = email.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    const firstNameMatch = givenName.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    const surnameMatch = familyName.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    return emailMatch || firstNameMatch || surnameMatch;
+  });
+  if (matchingBookings.length > 0) {
+    res.status(200).json(matchingBookings);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).json({ error: "Booking not found!" });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/bookings/search-date", (req, res) => {
+  const searchDate = req.query.date;
+  const matchingBookings = bookings.filter((booking) => {
+    const checkIn = moment(booking.checkInDate);
+    const checkOut = moment(booking.checkOutDate);
+    const search = moment(searchDate);
+    return search.isSameOrAfter(checkIn) && search.isSameOrBefore(checkOut);
+  });
+
+  if (matchingBookings.length > 0) {
+    res.status(200).json(matchingBookings);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).json({ error: "Booking not found!" });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/bookings/search", (req, res) => {
+  const searchTerm = req.query.term;
+  console.log("Search Term:", searchTerm);
+
+  const matchingBookings = bookings.filter((booking) => {
+    const { email, givenName, familyName } = booking;
+    const emailMatch = email.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    const firstNameMatch = givenName.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+    const surnameMatch = familyName.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+
+    console.log("Email Match:", emailMatch);
+    console.log("First Name Match:", firstNameMatch);
+    console.log("Surname Match:", surnameMatch);
+
+    return emailMatch || firstNameMatch || surnameMatch;
+  });
+
+  console.log("Matching Bookings:", matchingBookings);
+
+  if (matchingBookings.length > 0) {
+    res.status(200).json(matchingBookings);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).json({ error: "Booking not found!" });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/bookings/:id", (req, res) => {
+  const requestedId = req.params.id;
+  const requestedBooking = bookings.find((booking) => booking.id === parseInt(requestedId));
+
+  if (requestedBooking) {
+    res.status(200).json(requestedBooking);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).json({ error: "Booking not found!" });
+  }
+});
+
+app.delete("/bookings/:id", (req, res) => {
+  const deleteId = req.params.id;
+  const bookingIndex = bookings.findIndex((booking) => booking.id === parseInt(deleteId));
+
+  if (bookingIndex !== -1) {
+    bookings.splice(bookingIndex, 1);
+    updateBookings(JSON.stringify(bookings));
+    res.status(200).json({ success: "Booking deleted!" });
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).json({ error: "Booking not found!" });
+  }
+});
+
 const listener = app.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000, () => {
   console.log("Your app is listening on port " + listener.address().port);
 });
 
-// Render simple views for testing and exploring
-// You can safely delete everything below if you wish
-
-// Set EJS as the templating engine for the app
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
-// Calculate __dirname in ES module
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 app.set("views", path.join(__dirname, "views"));
-// HERE WE MAKE ROUTES SAME AS ANY ENDPOINT, BUT USE RENDER INSTEAD OF SIMPLY RETURNING DATA
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
-  // Use render to load up an ejs view file
   res.render("index", { title: "Hotel Booking Server" });
 });
 app.get("/guests", (req, res) => {