diff --git a/src/apis/news.api.js b/src/apis/news.api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..515ac11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apis/news.api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const simpleFetch = (url, onSuccess, onError) => fetch(url)
+                                                            .then(
+                                                                successResponse => successResponse.json(),
+                                                                errorResponse => errorResponse.json()
+                                                            );
+
+export const UserProfileAPI = {
+
+    byId: userId => simpleFetch(`https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/user/${userId}.json`)
+    
+};
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diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 64b8f1a..80c9f3e 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import Search from './components/Search/Search.component';
 import NewsListTable from './components/NewsList/NewsListTable';
 import CurrentDetails from './components/NewsDetails/CurrentDetails';
 import UserProfileContainer from './components/UserProfile/UserProfileContainer';
+import { UserProfileAPI } from './apis/news.api';
 
+// Network request example (no redux)
+UserProfileAPI.byId('mudil').then(
+  successResponse => console.log('success:', successResponse),
+  errorResponse => console.log('error:', errorResponse));
 
 ReactDOM.render(
   <Provider store={store}>