diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 22020f6..3c28f69 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         "@types/luxon": "^3.0.0",
         "@types/node": "^18.7.6",
         "@types/pg": "^8.6.4",
+        "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.2",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.12.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.12.1",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         "axios": "^1.1.3",
         "bcrypt": "^5.0.1",
         "body-parser": "^1.19.2",
+        "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
         "compression": "^1.7.4",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "esbuild": "^0.17.6",
diff --git a/backend/src/api/api.www.ts b/backend/src/api/api.www.ts
index 58bc32c..340f9fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/api.www.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/api.www.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import supervend from "./supervend/supervend"
 import astroview from "./astroview/astroview"
 import lcs from "./lcs/lcs"
 import prompt_artistry from "./prompt-artistry/prompt-artistry"
+import cookieParser from "cookie-parser"
 
 const apiRouter = express.Router()
+apiRouter.use(cookieParser())
 const apis: API[] = [supervend, astroview, lcs, prompt_artistry]
 
 for (const api of apis) {
@@ -18,4 +20,11 @@ apiRouter.get("/", (_req, res): void => {
     })
 })
 
+apiRouter.get("/ctf", (_req, res): void => {
+    console.log(_req.cookies)
+    res.json({
+        a:1
+    })
+})
+
 export { apiRouter }