diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 
 # Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
 # vendor/
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
-# teslamateapi
-TeslaMate RESTful API plugin to get data collected by self-hosted data logger TeslaMate 
+# TeslaMateApi
+
+TeslaMate RESTful API plugin to get data collected by self-hosted data logger TeslaMate.
+
+- Written in **[Golang](https://golang.org/)**
+- Data is collected from TeslaMate **Postgres** database and local **MQTT** Broker
+
+## How to use
+
+*Information will be updated..*
+
+## API documentation
+
+*Information will be updated..*
+
+## Credits
+
+- Authors: Tobias Lindberg – [List of contributors](https://github.com/tobiasehlert/teslamateapi/graphs/contributors)
+- Distributed under MIT License
diff --git a/src/TeslaMateAPICars.go b/src/TeslaMateAPICars.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d9efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TeslaMateAPICars.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+// TeslaMateAPICars func
+func TeslaMateAPICars() (string, bool) {
+
+	// creating structs for /cars
+	// CarDetails struct - child of Cars
+	type CarDetails struct {
+		EID         int64   `json:"eid"`          // bigint
+		VID         int64   `json:"vid"`          // bigint
+		Vin         string  `json:"vin"`          // text
+		Model       string  `json:"model"`        // character varying(255)
+		TrimBadging string  `json:"trim_badging"` // text
+		Efficiency  float64 `json:"efficiency"`   // double precision
+	}
+	// CarExterior struct - child of Cars
+	type CarExterior struct {
+		ExteriorColor string `json:"exterior_color"` // text
+		SpoilerType   string `json:"spoiler_type"`   // text
+		WheelType     string `json:"wheel_type"`     // text
+	}
+	// CarSettings struct - child of Cars
+	type CarSettings struct {
+		SuspendMin          int  `json:"suspend_min"`            // int
+		SuspendAfterIdleMin int  `json:"suspend_after_idle_min"` // int
+		ReqNotUnlocked      bool `json:"req_not_unlocked"`       // bool
+		FreeSupercharging   bool `json:"free_supercharging"`     // bool
+		UseStreamingAPI     bool `json:"use_streaming_api"`      // bool
+	}
+	// TeslaMateDetails struct - child of Cars
+	type TeslaMateDetails struct {
+		InsertedAt string `json:"inserted_at"` // timestamp(0) without time zone
+		UpdatedAt  string `json:"updated_at"`  // timestamp(0) without time zone
+	}
+	// TeslaMateStats struct - child of Cars
+	type TeslaMateStats struct {
+		TotalCharges int `json:"total_charges"` // int
+		TotalDrives  int `json:"total_drives"`  // int
+		TotalUpdates int `json:"total_updates"` // int
+	}
+	// Cars struct - child of Data
+	type Cars struct {
+		ID               int              `json:"id"`                // smallint
+		Name             string           `json:"name"`              // text
+		CarDetails       CarDetails       `json:"car_details"`       // struct
+		CarExterior      CarExterior      `json:"car_exterior"`      // struct
+		CarSettings      CarSettings      `json:"car_settings"`      // struct
+		TeslaMateDetails TeslaMateDetails `json:"teslamate_details"` // struct
+		TeslaMateStats   TeslaMateStats   `json:"teslamate_stats"`   // struct
+	}
+	// Information struct - child of JSONData
+	type Data struct {
+		Cars []Cars `json:"cars"`
+	}
+	// JSONData struct - main
+	type JSONData struct {
+		Data Data `json:"data"`
+	}
+
+	// creating required vars
+	var CarsData []Cars
+	var ValidResponse bool // default is false
+
+	// getting data from database
+	query := `
+		SELECT
+			cars.id,
+			eid,
+			vid,
+			model,
+			efficiency,
+			inserted_at,
+			updated_at,
+			vin,
+			name,
+			trim_badging,
+			exterior_color,
+			spoiler_type,
+			wheel_type,
+			suspend_min,
+			suspend_after_idle_min,
+			req_not_unlocked,
+			free_supercharging,
+			use_streaming_api,
+			(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM charging_processes WHERE car_id=cars.id) as total_charges,
+			(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM drives WHERE car_id=cars.id) as total_drives,
+			(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM updates WHERE car_id=cars.id) as total_charges
+		FROM cars
+		LEFT JOIN car_settings ON cars.id = car_settings.id
+		ORDER BY id;`
+	rows, err := db.Query(query)
+
+	// checking for errors in query
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// defer closing rows
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	// looping through all results
+	for rows.Next() {
+
+		// creating car object based on struct
+		car := Cars{}
+
+		// scanning row and putting values into the car
+		err = rows.Scan(
+			&car.ID,
+			&car.CarDetails.EID,
+			&car.CarDetails.VID,
+			&car.CarDetails.Model,
+			&car.CarDetails.Efficiency,
+			&car.TeslaMateDetails.InsertedAt,
+			&car.TeslaMateDetails.UpdatedAt,
+			&car.CarDetails.Vin,
+			&car.Name,
+			&car.CarDetails.TrimBadging,
+			&car.CarExterior.ExteriorColor,
+			&car.CarExterior.SpoilerType,
+			&car.CarExterior.WheelType,
+			&car.CarSettings.SuspendMin,
+			&car.CarSettings.SuspendAfterIdleMin,
+			&car.CarSettings.ReqNotUnlocked,
+			&car.CarSettings.FreeSupercharging,
+			&car.CarSettings.UseStreamingAPI,
+			&car.TeslaMateStats.TotalCharges,
+			&car.TeslaMateStats.TotalDrives,
+			&car.TeslaMateStats.TotalUpdates,
+		)
+
+		// checking for errors after scanning
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// appending car to CarsData
+		CarsData = append(CarsData, car)
+		ValidResponse = true
+	}
+
+	// checking for errors in the rows result
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	//
+	// build the data-blob
+	jsonData := JSONData{
+		Data{
+			Cars: CarsData,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// print readable output to log
+	log.Println("data for /cars created:")
+
+	js, _ := json.Marshal(jsonData)
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", js)
+	return string(js), ValidResponse
+}
diff --git a/src/webserver.go b/src/webserver.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122bf8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webserver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+// defining db var
+var db *sql.DB
+
+// main function
+func main() {
+
+	// init of API with connection to database
+	initAPI()
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// kicking off Gin in value r
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	// /cars endpoint
+	r.GET("/cars", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		// TeslaMateAPICars to get cars
+		result, ValidResponse := TeslaMateAPICars()
+
+		c.Header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		if ValidResponse {
+			c.String(http.StatusOK, result)
+		} else {
+			c.String(http.StatusNotFound, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// /ping endpoint
+	r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+			"message": "pong",
+		})
+	})
+
+	// run this! :)
+	r.Run()
+}
+
+// initAPI func
+func initAPI() {
+
+	// declare error var for use insite initAPI
+	var err error
+
+	// creating connection string towards postgres
+	dbhost := getEnv("TM_DB_HOST", "database")
+	dbport := getEnvAsInt("TM_DB_PORT", 5432)
+	dbuser := getEnv("TM_DB_USER", "teslamate")
+	dbpass := getEnv("TM_DB_PASS", "secret")
+	dbname := getEnv("TM_DB_NAME", "teslamate")
+	psqlInfo := fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%d user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable", dbhost, dbport, dbuser, dbpass, dbname)
+
+	// opening connection to postgres
+	db, err = sql.Open("postgres", psqlInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// doing ping to database to test connection
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// showing database successfully connected
+	log.Println("successfully connected to postgres.")
+}
+
+// getEnv func - read an environment or return a default value
+func getEnv(key string, defaultVal string) string {
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(key); exists {
+		return value
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}
+
+// getEnvAsInt func - read an environment variable into integer or return a default value
+func getEnvAsInt(name string, defaultVal int) int {
+	valueStr := getEnv(name, "")
+	if value, err := strconv.Atoi(valueStr); err == nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}
+
+// getEnvAsBool func - read an environment variable into a bool or return default value
+func getEnvAsBool(name string, defaultVal bool) bool {
+	valStr := getEnv(name, "")
+	if val, err := strconv.ParseBool(valStr); err == nil {
+		return val
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}
+
+// convertStringToBool func
+func convertStringToBool(data string) bool {
+	if value, err := strconv.ParseBool(data); err == nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	// else..
+	log.Println("Error: convertStringToBool could not return value correct.. returning false")
+	return false
+}
+
+// convertStringToFloat func
+func convertStringToFloat(data string) float64 {
+	if value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(data, 64); err == nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	// else..
+	log.Println("Error: convertStringToFloat could not return value correct.. returning 0.0")
+	return 0.0
+}
+
+// convertStringToInteger func
+func convertStringToInteger(data string) int {
+	if value, err := strconv.Atoi(data); err == nil {
+		return value
+	}
+	// else..
+	log.Println("Error: convertStringToInteger could not return value correct.. returning 0")
+	return 0
+}
+
+// kilometersToMiles func
+func kilometersToMiles(km float64) float64 {
+	return (km * 0.62137119223733)
+}
+
+// milesToKilometers func
+func milesToKilometers(mi float64) float64 {
+	return (mi * 1.609344)
+}
+
+// celsiusToFahrenheit func
+func celsiusToFahrenheit(c float64) float64 {
+	return (c*9/5 + 32)
+}
+
+// fahrenheitToCelsius func
+func fahrenheitToCelsius(f float64) float64 {
+	return ((f - 32) * 5 / 9)
+}