diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
index 6527e49..0f5aae5 100644
--- a/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import express from 'express';
-import ProductsRoutes from './routes/products/index'
+import express, {json} from 'express';
+import productsRoutes from './routes/products/index'
 
-const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
- 
+const app = express();
+app.use(json());
+
 app.get('/', (req, res) => {
   res.send('Hello World! 123');
 });
 
 
-app.use ('/products', ProductsRoutes);
+app.use ('/products', productsRoutes);
 
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`);
diff --git a/api/src/routes/products/index.ts b/api/src/routes/products/index.ts
index a377007..08e9255 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/products/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/products/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { listProducts,
 
 const router = Router();
 
-// products endpoints
+// products endpoints where validator can be added later
 router.get('/', listProducts);
 router.get('/:id', getProductById);
 router.post('/', createProduct);
diff --git a/api/src/routes/products/productsController.ts b/api/src/routes/products/productsController.ts
index fac9fd9..6d74dd1 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/products/productsController.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/products/productsController.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export function getProductById(req: Request, res: Response) {
 }
 
 export function createProduct(req: Request, res: Response) {
+    console.log (req.body);
     res.send ('createProduct');
 }