diff --git a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
index a393a53b9..382ee4f4d 100644
--- a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
+++ b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 
 @RestController
 @CrossOrigin
@@ -29,4 +34,31 @@ public GetMediaItemsResponse getItems() {
     var response = GetMediaItemsResponse.builder().items(responseItems).build();
     return response;
   }
+
+  @PostMapping("/items")
+  public MediaItemResponse addItemById(@RequestBody CreateMediaItemRequest createRequest) {
+    if (createRequest.getItem().getId() == null) {
+      createRequest.getItem().setId(UUID.randomUUID());
+    }
+    
+      library.add(createRequest.getItem());
+    
+    return  MediaItemResponse.from(createRequest.getItem());
+  }
+
+  @GetMapping("/items/:{id}")
+  public MediaItemResponse getItemById(@PathVariable("id") UUID id) {
+    MediaItem item = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id.toString()).build()).stream().findFirst().orElseThrow();
+   
+    return MediaItemResponse.from(item);
+  }
+
+  @DeleteMapping("/items/:{id}") 
+  public MediaItemResponse deleteItemById(@PathVariable("id") UUID id) {
+    MediaItem itemToDelete = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id.toString()).build()).stream().findFirst().orElseThrow();
+    Librarian librarian = library.getLibrarians().stream().findFirst().orElseThrow();
+    library.removeMediaItem(itemToDelete, librarian);
+
+    return MediaItemResponse.from(itemToDelete);
+  }
 }