diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+#ignore the .env
+*.env
+
+#and that csv
+*.csv
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diff --git a/__pycache__/getPrices.cpython-311.pyc b/__pycache__/getPrices.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
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+from flask import Flask
+from flask_restful import Resource, Api, reqparse
+import pandas as pd
+import ast
+from re import search
+import sys
+sys.path.append("C:/Users/jerick/Documents/Development/databroker")
+
+from getPrices import fluxPrice, prePrice
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+api = Api(app)
+
+class Crypto(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        #initialize empty dict
+        priceDict = {}
+        #Flux
+        flux = fluxPrice()
+        priceDict.update({'Flux': flux})
+        
+        #Presearch
+        pre = prePrice()
+        priceDict.update({'Presearch': pre})
+        
+        #print (priceDict)
+        data = priceDict
+        return {'data': data}, 200
+
+api.add_resource(Crypto, '/crypto')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()
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+#Checks price of flux
+import requests
+
+def fluxPrice():
+    #URL to send the request to 
+    url = 'https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/market/orderbook/level1?symbol=FLUX-USDT'
+    headers = ''
+    #Looks only for the price data
+    params = {'price': ''}
+
+    #result calculcation
+    result = requests.get(url=url, params=params)
+    jsonResult = result.json()
+    #fluxPrice =
+    #Finds the json data with the "data" category, then looks for "price"
+    price = jsonResult["data"]["price"]
+    #Maps to a dict that will be returned to the API
+    #price = {'Flux': price}
+    #print(price)
+    
+    return price
+
+def prePrice():
+    #URL to send the request to 
+    url = 'https://api.kucoin.com/api/v1/market/orderbook/level1?symbol=PRE-USDT'
+    headers = ''
+    #Looks only for the price data
+    params = {'price': ''}
+
+    #result calculcation
+    result = requests.get(url=url, params=params)
+    jsonResult = result.json()
+    #fluxPrice =
+    #Finds the json data with the "data" category, then looks for "price"
+    price = jsonResult["data"]["price"]
+    #Maps to a dict that will be returned to the API
+    #price = {'Flux': price}
+    #print(price)
+    
+    return price