diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 70b4cabfe..f26e71da7 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
 from flask import Flask
+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+from flask_migrate import Migrate
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
 
+db = SQLAlchemy()
+migrate = Migrate()
+load_dotenv() 
 
 def create_app(test_config=None):
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
+    app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
+
+    if not test_config:
+        app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = os.environ.get(
+            "SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI")
+    else:
+        app.config["TESTING"] = True
+        app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = os.environ.get(
+            "SQLALCHEMY_TEST_DATABASE_URI")
+
+    db.init_app(app)
+    migrate.init_app(app, db)
+
+    from app.models.planet import Planet
+
+    from .routes import planets_bp
+    app.register_blueprint(planets_bp)
+    
     return app
diff --git a/app/models/__init__.py b/app/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/app/models/helpers.py b/app/models/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81ca10479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from flask import abort, make_response
+from .planet import Planet
+
+def validate_planet(id):
+	try:
+		id = int(id)
+	except:
+		return abort(make_response({"message": f"planet {id} is invalid"}, 400))
+
+	planet = Planet.query.get(id)
+
+	if not planet:
+		abort(make_response({"message": f"planet {id} not found"}, 404))
+
+	return planet
diff --git a/app/models/planet.py b/app/models/planet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66c790987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/planet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from app import db
+from flask import abort, make_response
+
+class Planet(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String)
+    description = db.Column(db.String)
+    circumference = db.Column(db.Integer)
+    length_of_year= db.Column(db.Integer)
+    
+    def to_json(self): 
+        return {
+            "id" : self.id,
+            "name" : self.name,
+            "description" : self.description,
+            "circumference" : self.circumference,
+            "length_of_year" : self.length_of_year
+        }
+
+    #update
+    def update(self, request_body):
+        self.name = request_body["name"]
+        self.description = request_body["description"]
+        self.circumference = request_body["circumference"]
+        self.length_of_year = request_body["length_of_year"]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, request_body):
+        new_planet = cls(name = request_body["name"], description = request_body["description"], circumference = request_body["circumference"], length_of_year = request_body["length_of_year"])
+
+        return new_planet
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 8e9dfe684..4edc8a2af 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -1,2 +1,160 @@
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort, make_response, request
+from app import db
+from app.models.planet import Planet
+from app.models.helpers import validate_planet
 
+
+planets_bp = Blueprint("planets", __name__, url_prefix = "/planets")
+
+# CREATE PLANET
+@planets_bp.route("", methods = ["POST"])
+def create_planet():
+	request_body = request.get_json()
+	
+	new_planet = Planet.create(request_body)
+
+	db.session.add(new_planet)
+	db.session.commit()
+
+	return jsonify(f"Planet {new_planet.name} has been successfully created"), 201 #use make response when you want to return something that is not json
+
+# GET ALL
+@planets_bp.route("", methods = ["GET"])
+def get_all_planets():
+
+	days_query = request.args.get("length_of_year")
+	name_query = request.args.get("name")
+	description_query = request.args.get("description")
+	circumference_query = request.args.get("circumference")
+
+	if days_query:
+		planets = Planet.query.filter_by(length_of_year = days_query)
+	elif name_query:
+		planets = Planet.query.filter_by(name = name_query)
+	elif description_query:
+		planets = Planet.query.filter_by(description = description_query)
+	elif circumference_query:
+		planets = Planet.query.filter_by(circumference = circumference_query)
+	else:
+		planets = Planet.query.all()
+
+	planets_response = []
+	
+	for planet in planets:
+		planets_response.append(planet.to_json())
+			
+	return jsonify(planets_response)
+
+# GET ONE PLANET
+@planets_bp.route("/<id>", methods = ["GET"])
+def get_one_planet(id):
+    planet = validate_planet(id)
+    return jsonify(planet.to_json()), 200
+
+
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	name:
+	# 	description:
+	# 	circumference:
+	# 	length_of_year:
+    # }
+
+#PUT or update ONE PLANET
+@planets_bp.route("/<id>", methods=["PUT"])
+def update_planet(id):
+    planet = validate_planet(id)
+
+    request_body = request.get_json()
+
+    planet.update(request_body)
+    # planet.name = request_body["name"]
+    # planet.description = request_body["description"]
+    # planet.circumference = request_body["circumference"]
+    # planet.length_of_year = request_body["length_of_year"]
+
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return make_response(f"Planet #{id} succesffully updated"), 200
+
+#MAKE PATCH REQUEST
+
+#DELETE ONE PLANET
+@planets_bp.route("/<id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+def delete_one_planet(id):
+    planet = validate_planet(id)
+
+    db.session.delete(planet)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return make_response(f"Planet #{id} was successfully deleted"), 200
+	# 	{"name": "Mercury",
+	# 	"description": "made mostly of rocks",
+	# 	"circumference": 9522,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 88
+    # }
+
+	
+	# {
+	# 	"name": Venus,
+	# 	"description": most like Earth,
+	# 	"circumference": 23617,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 225
+    # }
+	
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Earth"
+	# 	"description": "you are here"
+	# 	"circumference": 24889
+	# 	"length_of_year": 365
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Mars",
+	# 	"description": "the red planet",
+	# 	"circumference": 13256,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 687
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Jupiter",
+	# 	"description": "largest planet",
+	# 	"circumference": 278985,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 4320
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Saturn",
+	# 	"description": "sun's bae with all 7 rings",
+	# 	"circumference": 235185,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 10620
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Uranus",
+	# 	"description": "can only be seen with a telescope",
+	# 	"circumference": 99739,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 30240
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Neptune",
+	# 	"description": "it is an intense blue color",
+	# 	"circumference": 96645,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 59400
+    # }
+
+
+	# {
+	# 	"name": "Pluto",
+	# 	"description": "no dwarf in my book",
+	# 	"circumference": 7144,
+	# 	"length_of_year": 88920
+    # }
diff --git a/app/tests/__init__.py b/app/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/app/tests/conftest.py b/app/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e3bae2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import pytest
+from app.models.planet import Planet
+from app import create_app
+from app import db
+from flask.signals import request_finished
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def app():
+    app = create_app({"TESTING": True})
+
+    # everytime you finish a request this removes any saved data (like cleaning our a cache)
+    @request_finished.connect_via(app)
+    def expire_session(sender, response, **extra):
+        db.session.remove()
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.create_all()
+        yield app
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.drop_all()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(app):
+	return app.test_client()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def two_saved_planets(app):
+# Arrange
+    mercury = Planet(name="Mercury",
+    description="made mostly of rocks", circumference=9522, length_of_year = 88)
+    venus = Planet(name="Venus",
+    description="most like Earth", circumference=23617, length_of_year=225)
+
+    db.session.add_all([mercury, venus])
+    # Alternatively, we could do# db.session.add(mercury)# db.session.add(venus)
+    db.session.commit()
diff --git a/app/tests/test_routes.py b/app/tests/test_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1722efcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+def test_get_all_planets_successfully(client):
+	# Act
+	response = client.get("/planets")
+	# response has more than just json in it so we just want the json
+	response_body = response.get_json()
+
+	# Assert
+	assert response.status_code == 200
+	assert response_body == []  # comparing to empty list bc we are in our test database
+
+
+
+def test_create_one_planet(client):
+	# Act
+    response = client.post("/planets", json={
+        "name": "Goofy",
+        "description": "goofy",
+        "circumference": 1,
+        "length_of_year": 1
+    })
+    response_body = response.get_json() 
+
+    # Assert
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert response_body == "Planet Goofy has been successfully created"
+
+def test_get_one_planet_from_fixture_successfully(client, two_saved_planets):
+    #act
+    response = client.get("/planets/1")
+
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+    #assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response_body == {"name": "Mercury",
+    "description": "made mostly of rocks",
+    "circumference": 9522,
+    "length_of_year": 88,
+    "id": 1
+    }
+
+def test_get_one_planet_with_no_data_returns_404(client):
+    #act
+    response = client.get("/planets/1")
+
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+    #assert
+    assert response.status_code == 404
+    assert response_body == {'message': 'planet 1 not found'}
+
+def test_get_planet_from_fixture_successfully(client, two_saved_planets):
+    #act
+    response = client.get("/planets")
+
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+    #assert
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response_body == [{"name": "Mercury",
+    "description": "made mostly of rocks",
+    "circumference": 9522,
+    "length_of_year": 88,
+    "id": 1
+    },
+    {
+	"name": "Venus",
+	"description": "most like Earth",
+	"circumference": 23617,
+	"length_of_year": 225,
+    'id': 2,
+    }]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/README b/migrations/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98e4f9c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/alembic.ini b/migrations/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8ed4801f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# template used to generate migration files
+# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b3fb3353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+import logging
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from flask import current_app
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+logger = logging.getLogger('alembic.env')
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+config.set_main_option(
+    'sqlalchemy.url',
+    str(current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.engine.url).replace('%', '%%'))
+target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+
+    # this callback is used to prevent an auto-migration from being generated
+    # when there are no changes to the schema
+    # reference: http://alembic.zzzcomputing.com/en/latest/cookbook.html
+    def process_revision_directives(context, revision, directives):
+        if getattr(config.cmd_opts, 'autogenerate', False):
+            script = directives[0]
+            if script.upgrade_ops.is_empty():
+                directives[:] = []
+                logger.info('No changes in schema detected.')
+
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        prefix='sqlalchemy.',
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata,
+            process_revision_directives=process_revision_directives,
+            **current_app.extensions['migrate'].configure_args
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/migrations/script.py.mako b/migrations/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0156303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/23a4d026f209_adds_planet_model.py b/migrations/versions/23a4d026f209_adds_planet_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42d11d8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/23a4d026f209_adds_planet_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""adds Planet  model
+
+Revision ID: 23a4d026f209
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2022-04-29 13:22:02.555439
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '23a4d026f209'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('planet',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('circumference', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('length_of_year', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('planet')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/migrations/versions/459fadb80120_.py b/migrations/versions/459fadb80120_.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff7dba19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/459fadb80120_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 459fadb80120
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2022-04-30 03:27:32.186440
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '459fadb80120'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('planet',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('circumference', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('length_of_year', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('planet')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a506b4d12..9efd23f87 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 alembic==1.5.4
+attrs==21.4.0
 autopep8==1.5.5
 blinker==1.4
 certifi==2020.12.5
@@ -8,12 +9,18 @@ Flask==1.1.2
 Flask-Migrate==2.6.0
 Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.4.4
 idna==2.10
+importlib-metadata==4.11.3
+iniconfig==1.1.1
 itsdangerous==1.1.0
 Jinja2==2.11.3
 Mako==1.1.4
 MarkupSafe==1.1.1
+packaging==21.3
+pluggy==0.13.1
 psycopg2-binary==2.8.6
+py==1.11.0
 pycodestyle==2.6.0
+pyparsing==3.0.8
 pytest==6.2.3
 pytest-cov==2.12.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.1
@@ -25,3 +32,4 @@ SQLAlchemy==1.3.23
 toml==0.10.2
 urllib3==1.26.4
 Werkzeug==1.0.1
+zipp==3.8.0