diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*__pycache__
+venv
+.vscode
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
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+++ b/app/__init__.py
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+from flask import Flask, Blueprint
+from .api.v1 import version1
+
+def create_app():
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+    app.register_blueprint(version1)
+
+    return app
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diff --git a/app/api/__init__.py b/app/api/__init__.py
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diff --git a/app/api/v1/__init__.py b/app/api/v1/__init__.py
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+++ b/app/api/v1/__init__.py
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+from flask import Blueprint
+from flask_restful import Api
+from .views import ParcelList
+
+version1 = Blueprint('v1', __name__, url_prefix="/api/v1")
+
+api = Api(version1)
+
+api.add_resource(ParcelList, '/parcels')
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diff --git a/app/api/v1/models.py b/app/api/v1/models.py
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+++ b/app/api/v1/models.py
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+
+parcels = []
+
+class Parcels:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.db = parcels
+
+    def create_order(self, item, pickup, dest, pricing):
+        payload = {
+            "id" : len(self.db) + 1,
+            "itemName" : item,
+            "pickupLocation" : pickup,
+            "destination" : dest,
+            "pricing" : pricing
+        }
+        self.db.append(payload)
+
+    def order(self):
+        return self.db
+        
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diff --git a/app/api/v1/views.py b/app/api/v1/views.py
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+++ b/app/api/v1/views.py
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+from flask_restful import Resource
+from flask import make_response, jsonify, request
+from .models import Parcels
+
+
+class ParcelList(Resource, Parcels):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.order = Parcels()
+
+    def post(self):
+        data = request.get_json()
+        item = data['item']
+        pickup = data['pickup']
+        dest = data['dest']
+        pricing = data['pricing']
+
+        self.order.create_order(item, pickup, dest, pricing)
+
+        return make_response(jsonify({
+            "message" : "delivery order created successfully"
+        }), 201)
+    
+    def get(self):
+        pass
+
+class IndividualParcel(Resource):
+
+    def get(self, id):
+        pass
+
+    def put(self, id):
+        pass
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
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+++ b/run.py
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+from app import create_app
+
+app = create_app()