diff --git a/backend/api.js b/backend/api.js
index 999889b..d55f4a4 100644
--- a/backend/api.js
+++ b/backend/api.js
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 **  licensed under GPLv3
 */
 
+
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
 
+const { Client } = require('pg');
+
 // Middleware which parses JSON for POST requests
 app.use(express.json());
 
@@ -24,8 +27,50 @@ app.get('/api/items', (req, res) => {
 
 // POST - Register an account
 app.post('/api/register', (req, res) => {
-  const User = req.body;
-  res.status(200).json(User);
+  const userData = req.body;
+  
+  // Ensure that the required fields are present before proceeding
+  if (!userData.display_name || !userData.email) {
+    return res.status(400).json("Invalid request");
+  }
+
+  // Create a PostgreSQL client
+  const client = new Client({
+    user: 'postgres',
+    host: 'localhost',
+    database: 'Blink',
+    password: 'postgres',
+    port: 5432, // Default PostgreSQL port
+  });
+
+  client.connect()
+    .then(() => {
+      // SQL query with placeholders for parameters
+      const insertQuery = `
+        INSERT INTO "User" (display_name, date_of_birth, place_of_living, is_looking_for_job, email)
+        VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
+        RETURNING *`; // Return the inserted row
+
+      return client.query(insertQuery, [
+        userData.display_name,
+        userData.date_of_birth,
+        userData.place_of_living,
+        userData.is_looking_for_job,
+        userData.email
+      ]);
+    })
+    .then((result) => {
+      // Respond with the inserted user data
+      res.status(200).json(result.rows[0]);
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error('Error inserting data:', error);
+      res.status(500).json("Internal server error");
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      // Close the database connection
+      client.end();
+    });
 });
 
 // Start the server