diff --git a/backend/src/server.ts b/backend/src/server.ts
index a0de897..2d9d15b 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.send('Hello World!');
 });
  
+app.get('/api/data', (req, res) => {
+  res.json({ message: 'This is some data from the server!' });
+});
+
+
+
 app.listen(port, '0.0.0.0', () => {
   console.log(`Server is running on port ${port}`);
 });