diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5fe8ea5..6ec165d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
+type UserData struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
 func main() {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 
@@ -16,6 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/hello/", handleHelloParameterized)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/responses/{user}/hello/", handleUserResponsesHello)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/user/hello", handleHelloHeader)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/json", handleJSON)
 
 	fmt.Println("Listening on port 4000")
 
@@ -89,6 +96,38 @@ func handleHelloNoHeader(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	handleHello(w, username)
 }
 
+func handleJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	fmt.Println("Requested Path: ", r.URL.Path)
+
+	byteData, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("error reading request body", "err: ", err)
+		http.Error(w, "bad request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(byteData) == 0 {
+		http.Error(w, "empty request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var reqData UserData
+	err = json.Unmarshal(byteData, &reqData)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("error unmarshalling request body", "err", err)
+		http.Error(w, "error parsing request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if reqData.Name == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "invalid request body!", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	handleHello(w, reqData.Name)
+
+}
+
 func handleHello(w http.ResponseWriter, username string) {
 
 	var output bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index a54c89f..4b67931 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -160,3 +161,81 @@ func TestHandleHelloNoHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			string(expectedMessage), string(w.Body.Bytes()), w.Body.String())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHandleJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	testRequest := UserData{
+		Name: "human",
+	}
+
+	marshalledRequestBody, err := json.Marshal(testRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error marshalling testRequest data:", err)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/josn", bytes.NewBuffer(marshalledRequestBody))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleJSON(w, req)
+
+	desiredCode := http.StatusOK
+	if w.Code != desiredCode {
+		t.Errorf("bad response code: expected %v got %v\nbody: %s\n",
+			desiredCode, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	expectedMessage := []byte("Hello human!\n")
+	if !bytes.Equal(w.Body.Bytes(), expectedMessage) {
+		t.Errorf("bad response body: expected %s, got %s\nbody: %s\n",
+			string(expectedMessage), string(w.Body.Bytes()), w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleJSONEmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/json", nil)
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleJSON(w, req)
+
+	desiredCode := http.StatusBadRequest
+	if w.Code != desiredCode {
+		t.Errorf("bad response code: expected %v got %v\nbody: %s\n",
+			desiredCode, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	expectedMessage := []byte("empty request body\n")
+	if !bytes.Equal(w.Body.Bytes(), expectedMessage) {
+		t.Errorf("bad response body: expected %s, got %s\nbody: %s\n",
+			string(expectedMessage), string(w.Body.Bytes()), w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleJSONEmptyNameFeild(t *testing.T) {
+	testRequest := UserData{
+		Name: "",
+	}
+
+	marshalledRequestBody, err := json.Marshal(testRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error marshalling testRequest data:", err)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/json", bytes.NewBuffer(marshalledRequestBody))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handleJSON(w, req)
+
+	desiredCode := http.StatusBadRequest
+	if w.Code != desiredCode {
+		t.Errorf("bad response code: expected %v got %v\nbody: %s\n",
+			desiredCode, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	expectedMessage := []byte("invalid request body!\n")
+	if !bytes.Equal(w.Body.Bytes(), expectedMessage) {
+		t.Errorf("bad response body: expected %s, got %s\nbody: %s\n",
+			string(expectedMessage), string(w.Body.Bytes()), w.Body.String())
+	}
+}