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diff --git a/backend/curl_request.sh b/backend/curl_request.sh
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+++ b/backend/curl_request.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/events -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
+  "room_id": 1,
+  "creator_id": 2,
+  "event_type": "proposal",
+  "title": "Filmavond",
+  "description": "Samen een film kijken en snacks halen",
+  "start_time": "2026-08-15 20:00",
+  "end_time": "2026-08-15 23:00",
+  "visibility": "room",
+  "status": "proposed",
+  "min_people": 4
+}'
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diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 3d0ab7c..c7b7c3f 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # We had the problem of never agreeing when or where
 # we should meet up, and I hope this fixes the problem. 
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from database import fetch_all
-from events.py import create_event
+from events import create_event
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title="Calendar API",
@@ -31,5 +31,41 @@ def database_status():
         "tables": [table["name"] for table in tables]
     }
 
-@app.ge("/events")
-def create_events():
+@app.post("/events")
+async def api_create_event(request: Request):
+    data = await request.json()
+
+    print(data)
+
+
+    event_id = create_event(
+        room_id=data["room_id"],
+        creator_id=data["creator_id"],
+        event_type=data["event_type"],
+        title=data["title"],
+        description=data["description"],
+        start_time=data["start_time"],
+        end_time=data["end_time"],
+        visibility=data["visibility"],
+        status=data["status"],
+        min_people=data["min_people"]
+    )
+
+    return {
+        "received": data
+        }
+# def give_data():
+#     event = create_event(
+#         room_id=,
+#         creator_id=,
+#         event_type=,
+#         title=,
+#         description=,
+#         start_time=,
+#         end_time=,
+#         visibility=,
+#         status=,
+#         min_people=
+#     )
+
+#     print("Nieuw event ID:", event)
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diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
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+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python3 -m uvicorn main:app --reload