diff --git a/python/items.json b/python/items.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd1ca8caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/items.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[
+    {
+        "name": "jacket",
+        "category": "fashion"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Shirt",
+        "category": "fashion"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Shoes",
+        "category": "Sports"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "Bottle",
+        "category": "Electric",
+        "image_name": "ad55d25f2c10c56522147b214aeed7ad13319808d7ce999787ac8c239b24f71d"
+    }
+]
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diff --git a/python/main.py b/python/main.py
index 8dc3c0e62..970a0edd1 100644
--- a/python/main.py
+++ b/python/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import sqlite3
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+import json
+import hashlib
 
 
 # Define the path to the images & sqlite3 database
@@ -69,13 +71,49 @@ class AddItemResponse(BaseModel):
 @app.post("/items", response_model=AddItemResponse)
 def add_item(
     name: str = Form(...),
+    category: str = Form(...),
+    image_name: str = Form(None),
     db: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_db),
 ):
     if not name:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name is required")
+    
+    if not category:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="category is required")
 
-    insert_item(Item(name=name))
-    return AddItemResponse(**{"message": f"item received: {name}"})
+    if not image_name or image_name.strip() == "":
+        image_name = "images/default.jpg"
+
+    
+    image_hash = hash_image(image_name)+".jpg"
+    insert_item(Item(name=name, category=category ,image_name=image_hash))
+    return AddItemResponse(**{"message": f"item received:name= {name}, category= {category}, image={image_hash}"})
+
+
+@app.get("/items")
+def get_items():
+    with open('items.json', 'r') as json_file:
+        try:
+            data = json.load(json_file)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            data = {}
+    return data
+
+
+@app.get("/item/{item_id}")
+def get_item(item_id):
+    with open('items.json', 'r') as json_file:
+        try:
+            data = json.load(json_file)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            data = {}
+
+    if not data:
+        raise HTTPException(Status_code=400, detail="Item does not exist")
+    
+    item = data[int(item_id) - 1]
+
+    return item
 
 
 # get_image is a handler to return an image for GET /images/{filename} .
@@ -96,8 +134,40 @@ async def get_image(image_name):
 
 class Item(BaseModel):
     name: str
+    category: str
+    image_name: str
 
 
 def insert_item(item: Item):
     # STEP 4-2: add an implementation to store an item
-    pass
+    # pass
+
+    with open('items.json', 'r') as json_file:
+        try:
+            data = json.load(json_file)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            data = []
+
+    new_data = {
+        "name": item.name,
+        "category": item.category,
+        "image_name":item.image_name
+    }
+
+    # if 'items' not in data:
+    #     data = []
+
+    data.append(new_data)
+
+    with open('items.json', 'w') as json_file:
+        json.dump(data, json_file, indent=4)
+
+
+def hash_image(image):
+    with open(image, "rb") as f:
+        try:
+            image_bytes = f.read()
+        except:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Image not found")
+        image_hash = hashlib.sha256(image_bytes).hexdigest()
+    return image_hash
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