diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 514d157..8cf7c94 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -27,15 +27,24 @@ const axios_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(8757));
 const api_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2895);
 const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5105);
 const publishBlog = async (hashnode_key, article, host) => {
-    var _a;
+    var _a, _b;
     const toPublish = (_a = article.data.publish) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : false;
     // get publicationId
     const { publication, error } = await (0, exports.getPublicationId)(host);
     if (error || !publication) {
-        return { error };
+        return { data: null, error };
     }
     // log to the publication title it's been posted on
     console.log(`blog is been posted on ${publication.title}...`);
+    if (!toPublish) {
+        return {
+            data: {
+                status_code: 200,
+                message: `Title:${article.data.title} is been worked on ⚒️`,
+            },
+            error: null,
+        };
+    }
     const payload = {
         contentMarkdown: article.content,
         title: article.data.title,
@@ -43,18 +52,13 @@ const publishBlog = async (hashnode_key, article, host) => {
         tags: article.data.tags,
         subtitle: article.data.subtitle,
         coverImageOptions: {
-            coverImageURL: article.data.cover_image,
+            coverImageURL: article.data.cover_image || "",
         },
         settings: {
-            enableTableOfContent: article.data.settings.enableTableOfContent,
-            isNewsletterActivated: article.data.settings.isNewsletterActivated,
+            enableTableOfContent: article.data.settings.enableTableOfContent || true,
+            isNewsletterActivated: article.data.settings.isNewsletterActivated || true,
         },
     };
-    if (!toPublish) {
-        return {
-            message: `Title:${article.data.title} is been worked on ⚒️`,
-        };
-    }
     const headers = {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
         Authorization: `${hashnode_key}`,
@@ -66,11 +70,22 @@ const publishBlog = async (hashnode_key, article, host) => {
             data: (0, api_1.PublishPost)(payload),
             headers: headers,
         });
-        return data;
+        return {
+            data: { data },
+            error: null,
+        };
     }
     catch (error) {
         console.log(error);
-        return {};
+        return {
+            data: null,
+            error: {
+                status_code: 500,
+                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+                // @ts-ignore
+                message: JSON.stringify((_b = error === null || error === void 0 ? void 0 : error.errors) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.message),
+            },
+        };
     }
 };
 exports.publishBlog = publishBlog;
@@ -157,6 +172,9 @@ exports.getPublicationId = getPublicationId;
 
 "use strict";
 
+// ******************************************************************************************* //
+// *******************                      QUERY                     ************************ //
+// ******************************************************************************************* //
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.PublishPost = exports.searchPublication = exports.MyPublications = exports.Me = void 0;
 const Me = () => {
@@ -218,7 +236,11 @@ const PublishPost = (payload) => {
         id
         slug
         title
-        subtitle
+        url
+        readTimeInMinutes
+        tags {
+          name
+        }
         author {
           username
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d26a619..c94980e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.11",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.202",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.9",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.19.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.19.1",
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@
     "actions-toolkit": "^6.0.1",
     "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21"
+    "gray-matter": "^4.0.3"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "src/**/*.ts": [
@@ -61,4 +59,4 @@
       "eslint --max-warnings 5"
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/controller/index.ts b/src/controller/index.ts
index 714326a..9b4e119 100644
--- a/src/controller/index.ts
+++ b/src/controller/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import axios from "axios";
-import lodash from "lodash";
 import {
   MyPublications,
   PublishPost,
@@ -12,17 +11,31 @@ export const publishBlog = async (
   hashnode_key: string,
   article: any,
   host: string
-): Promise<any> => {
+): Promise<{
+  data: any | null;
+  error: { status_code: number | string; message: string } | null;
+}> => {
   const toPublish = article.data.publish ?? false;
 
   // get publicationId
   const { publication, error } = await getPublicationId(host);
   if (error || !publication) {
-    return { error };
+    return { data: null, error };
   }
+
   // log to the publication title it's been posted on
   console.log(`blog is been posted on ${publication.title}...`);
 
+  if (!toPublish) {
+    return {
+      data: {
+        status_code: 200,
+        message: `Title:${article.data.title} is been worked on ⚒️`,
+      },
+      error: null,
+    };
+  }
+
   const payload: PublishPostProps = {
     contentMarkdown: article.content,
     title: article.data.title,
@@ -31,21 +44,16 @@ export const publishBlog = async (
     subtitle: article.data.subtitle,
 
     coverImageOptions: {
-      coverImageURL: article.data.cover_image,
+      coverImageURL: article.data.cover_image || "",
     },
 
     settings: {
-      enableTableOfContent: article.data.settings.enableTableOfContent,
-      isNewsletterActivated: article.data.settings.isNewsletterActivated,
+      enableTableOfContent: article.data.settings.enableTableOfContent || true,
+      isNewsletterActivated:
+        article.data.settings.isNewsletterActivated || true,
     },
   };
 
-  if (!toPublish) {
-    return {
-      message: `Title:${article.data.title} is been worked on ⚒️`,
-    };
-  }
-
   const headers = {
     "Content-Type": "application/json",
     Authorization: `${hashnode_key}`,
@@ -59,10 +67,21 @@ export const publishBlog = async (
       headers: headers,
     });
 
-    return data;
+    return {
+      data: { data },
+      error: null,
+    };
   } catch (error) {
     console.log(error);
-    return {};
+    return {
+      data: null,
+      error: {
+        status_code: 500,
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+        // @ts-ignore
+        message: JSON.stringify(error?.errors?.message),
+      },
+    };
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/api.ts b/src/libs/api.ts
index 7791e48..c5dee73 100644
--- a/src/libs/api.ts
+++ b/src/libs/api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// ******************************************************************************************* //
+// *******************                      QUERY                     ************************ //
+// ******************************************************************************************* //
+
 export const Me = () => {
   return {
     operationName: "Me",
@@ -84,7 +88,11 @@ export const PublishPost = (payload: PublishPostProps) => {
         id
         slug
         title
-        subtitle
+        url
+        readTimeInMinutes
+        tags {
+          name
+        }
         author {
           username
         }
diff --git a/src/libs/axios.ts b/src/libs/axios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4a730f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/axios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import { HASHNODE_ENDPOINT } from "../constants";
+
+const api = axios.create({
+  baseURL: HASHNODE_ENDPOINT,
+  headers: { Authorization: `${process.env.HASHNODE_KEY}` },
+});
+
+export { api };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e696492..5950081 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -962,11 +962,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/lodash@^4.14.202":
-  version "4.14.202"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.202.tgz#f09dbd2fb082d507178b2f2a5c7e74bd72ff98f8"
-  integrity sha512-OvlIYQK9tNneDlS0VN54LLd5uiPCBOp7gS5Z0f1mjoJYBrtStzgmJBxONW3U6OZqdtNzZPmn9BS/7WI7BFFcFQ==
-
 "@types/minimist@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz#ec10755e871497bcd83efe927e43ec46e8c0747e"
@@ -2876,11 +2871,6 @@ lodash.merge@^4.6.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.2.tgz#558aa53b43b661e1925a0afdfa36a9a1085fe57a"
   integrity sha512-0KpjqXRVvrYyCsX1swR/XTK0va6VQkQM6MNo7PqW77ByjAhoARA8EfrP1N4+KlKj8YS0ZUCtRT/YUuhyYDujIQ==
 
-lodash@^4.17.21:
-  version "4.17.21"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
-  integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==
-
 log-update@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/log-update/-/log-update-6.0.0.tgz#0ddeb7ac6ad658c944c1de902993fce7c33f5e59"