diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index de8fed8..ae5c646 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,68 @@
 use crate::database::DatabaseHandle;
+
 use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::article::DbArticle;
 use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
+use crate::utils::generate_object_id;
 use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
 use activitypub_federation::fetch::object_id::ObjectId;
-use axum::extract::{Path, Query};
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use axum::extract::Query;
 use axum::routing::{get, post};
 use axum::{Form, Json, Router};
 use axum_macros::debug_handler;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
 use url::Url;
 
 pub fn api_routes() -> Router {
     Router::new()
-        .route("/article/:title", get(get_article))
+        .route("/article", get(get_article).post(create_article))
         .route("/resolve_object", get(resolve_object))
         .route("/instance", get(get_local_instance))
         .route("/instance/follow", post(follow_instance))
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct CreateArticle {
+    pub title: String,
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+#[debug_handler]
+async fn create_article(
+    data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
+    Form(create_article): Form<CreateArticle>,
+) -> MyResult<Json<DbArticle>> {
+    let local_instance_id = data.local_instance().ap_id;
+    let ap_id = generate_object_id(local_instance_id.inner())?.into();
+    let article = DbArticle {
+        title: create_article.title,
+        text: create_article.text,
+        ap_id,
+        instance: local_instance_id,
+        local: true,
+    };
+    let mut articles = data.articles.lock().unwrap();
+    articles.push(article.clone());
+    Ok(Json(article))
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct GetArticle {
+    pub title: String,
+}
+
 #[debug_handler]
 async fn get_article(
-    Path(title): Path<String>,
+    Query(query): Query<GetArticle>,
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
 ) -> MyResult<Json<DbArticle>> {
-    let instance = data.local_instance();
-    let article = DbArticle::new(title, "dummy".to_string(), instance.ap_id)?;
+    let articles = data.articles.lock().unwrap();
+    let article = articles
+        .iter()
+        .find(|a| a.title == query.title)
+        .ok_or(anyhow!("not found"))?
+        .clone();
     Ok(Json(article))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 8a522db..d4cf82a 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub type DatabaseHandle = Arc<Database>;
 pub struct Database {
     pub instances: Mutex<Vec<DbInstance>>,
     pub users: Mutex<Vec<DbUser>>,
-    pub posts: Mutex<Vec<DbArticle>>,
+    pub articles: Mutex<Vec<DbArticle>>,
 }
 
 impl Database {
diff --git a/src/federation/mod.rs b/src/federation/mod.rs
index 2dc6805..e8b29d9 100644
--- a/src/federation/mod.rs
+++ b/src/federation/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub async fn federation_config(hostname: &str) -> Result<FederationConfig<Databa
     let database = Arc::new(Database {
         instances: Mutex::new(vec![local_instance]),
         users: Mutex::new(vec![]),
-        posts: Mutex::new(vec![]),
+        articles: Mutex::new(vec![]),
     });
     let config = FederationConfig::builder()
         .domain(hostname)
diff --git a/src/federation/objects/article.rs b/src/federation/objects/article.rs
index c6651b1..716a743 100644
--- a/src/federation/objects/article.rs
+++ b/src/federation/objects/article.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
-use crate::{database::DatabaseHandle, error::Error, generate_object_id};
+use crate::{database::DatabaseHandle, error::Error};
 use activitypub_federation::kinds::object::ArticleType;
 use activitypub_federation::{
     config::Data,
@@ -20,23 +20,6 @@ pub struct DbArticle {
     pub local: bool,
 }
 
-impl DbArticle {
-    pub fn new(
-        title: String,
-        text: String,
-        attributed_to: ObjectId<DbInstance>,
-    ) -> Result<DbArticle, Error> {
-        let ap_id = generate_object_id(attributed_to.inner())?.into();
-        Ok(DbArticle {
-            title,
-            text,
-            ap_id,
-            instance: attributed_to,
-            local: true,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Article {
@@ -60,7 +43,7 @@ impl Object for DbArticle {
         object_id: Url,
         data: &Data<Self::DataType>,
     ) -> Result<Option<Self>, Self::Error> {
-        let posts = data.posts.lock().unwrap();
+        let posts = data.articles.lock().unwrap();
         let res = posts
             .clone()
             .into_iter()
@@ -98,7 +81,7 @@ impl Object for DbArticle {
             local: false,
         };
 
-        let mut lock = data.posts.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut lock = data.articles.lock().unwrap();
         lock.push(post.clone());
         Ok(post)
     }
diff --git a/src/federation/objects/instance.rs b/src/federation/objects/instance.rs
index cf30a38..98b2b6e 100644
--- a/src/federation/objects/instance.rs
+++ b/src/federation/objects/instance.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ impl DbInstance {
         data: &Data<DatabaseHandle>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let follow = Follow::new(self.ap_id.clone(), other.ap_id.clone())?;
-        dbg!(&follow);
         self.send(follow, vec![other.shared_inbox_or_inbox()], data)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/federation/routes.rs b/src/federation/routes.rs
index 77b120d..ca5a9e3 100644
--- a/src/federation/routes.rs
+++ b/src/federation/routes.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ pub async fn http_post_inbox(
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
     activity_data: ActivityData,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    dbg!("receive activity");
     receive_activity::<WithContext<InboxActivities>, DbInstance, DatabaseHandle>(
         activity_data,
         &data,
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 21e9b65..b9739bb 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 extern crate fediwiki;
 
-use fediwiki::api::{FollowInstance, ResolveObject};
+use fediwiki::api::{CreateArticle, FollowInstance, GetArticle, ResolveObject};
 use fediwiki::error::MyResult;
 use fediwiki::federation::objects::article::DbArticle;
 use fediwiki::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
@@ -28,17 +28,37 @@ static CLIENT: Lazy<Client> = Lazy::new(|| Client::new());
 
 #[tokio::test]
 #[serial]
-async fn test_get_article() -> MyResult<()> {
+async fn test_create_and_read_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     setup();
     let hostname = "localhost:8131";
     let handle = tokio::task::spawn(async {
         start(hostname).await.unwrap();
     });
 
-    let title = "Manu_Chao";
-    let res: DbArticle = get(hostname, &format!("article/{title}")).await?;
-    assert_eq!(title, res.title);
-    assert!(res.local);
+    // error on nonexistent article
+    let get_article = GetArticle {
+        title: "Manu_Chao".to_string(),
+    };
+    let not_found =
+        get_query::<DbArticle, _>(hostname, &format!("article"), Some(get_article.clone())).await;
+    assert!(not_found.is_err());
+
+    // create article
+    let create_article = CreateArticle {
+        title: get_article.title.to_string(),
+        text: "Lorem ipsum".to_string(),
+    };
+    let create_res: DbArticle = post(hostname, "article", &create_article).await?;
+    assert_eq!(create_article.title, create_res.title);
+    assert!(create_res.local);
+
+    // now article can be read
+    let get_res: DbArticle =
+        get_query(hostname, &format!("article"), Some(get_article.clone())).await?;
+    assert_eq!(create_article.title, get_res.title);
+    assert_eq!(create_article.text, get_res.text);
+    assert!(get_res.local);
+
     handle.abort();
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -73,6 +93,7 @@ async fn test_follow_instance() -> MyResult<()> {
     let follow_instance = FollowInstance {
         instance_id: beta_instance_resolved.ap_id,
     };
+    // cant use post helper because follow doesnt return json
     CLIENT
         .post(format!("http://{hostname_alpha}/api/v1/instance/follow"))
         .form(&follow_instance)
@@ -110,3 +131,16 @@ where
     let alpha_instance: T = res.send().await?.json().await?;
     Ok(alpha_instance)
 }
+
+async fn post<T: Serialize, R>(hostname: &str, endpoint: &str, form: &T) -> MyResult<R>
+where
+    R: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
+{
+    Ok(CLIENT
+        .post(format!("http://{}/api/v1/{}", hostname, endpoint))
+        .form(form)
+        .send()
+        .await?
+        .json()
+        .await?)
+}