diff --git a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/ApiDataService.cs b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/ApiDataService.cs
index 9b39305..f615beb 100644
--- a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/ApiDataService.cs
+++ b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/ApiDataService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,116 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using DeskHubSharpRevised.Data;
+using DeskHubSharpRevised.Models;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using RestSharp;
+
 namespace DeskHubSharpRevised.DAL;
 
 public class ApiDataService
 {
-    
+    private string _apiEndpoint;
+        private string _query;
+
+        public List<RepoDetail> RepoDetail { get; set; }
+
+        public ApiDataService(string query)
+        {
+            _query = query;
+            _apiEndpoint = DataConfig.dataConfString;
+        }
+
+        //public Request(string query, Object function)
+        //{
+        //    _query = query;
+        //} 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calls API for repo and basic user data
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public void SearchRequest()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var client = new RestClient(_apiEndpoint);
+                RestRequest requestRepo = new RestRequest($"users/{_query}/repos", Method.Get);
+
+                var response = client.Execute(requestRepo);
+                var x = response.Content;
+                var deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ObservableCollection<RepoDetail>>(x);
+
+                if (deserialized.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    RequestList.repoDetail = deserialized;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                ErrorWindow err = new ErrorWindow();
+                err.txtblk_error.Text = "We couldn't gather repository data. Please try again";
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calls API for detailed user data
+        /// </summary>
+        public void UserRequest()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var client = new RestClient(_apiEndpoint);
+
+                RestRequest requestUser = new RestRequest($"users/{_query}", Method.Get);
+
+                var response = client.Execute(requestUser);
+                string x = response.Content;
+                var deserailized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(x);
+
+                if (deserailized == null)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    RequestList.userDetail = deserailized;
+                }
+
+            }
+            catch (NullReferenceException)
+            {
+                ErrorWindow err = new ErrorWindow();
+                err.txtblk_error.Text = "We couldn't gather user data. Please try again.";
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calls API for detailed branch data
+        /// </summary>
+        public void BranchRequest()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var client = new RestClient(_apiEndpoint);
+
+                RestRequest requestUser = new RestRequest($"/repos/{RequestList.userDetail.login}/{_query}/branches", Method.Get);
+
+                var response = client.Execute(requestUser);
+                string x = response.Content;
+                var deserailized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ObservableCollection<Branch>>(x);
+
+                RequestList.branchDetail = deserailized;
+            }
+            catch (NullReferenceException)
+            {
+                ErrorWindow err = new ErrorWindow();
+                err.txtblk_error.Text = "We couldn't gather user data. Please try again.";
+            }
+        }
 }
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diff --git a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/IDataService.cs b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/IDataService.cs
index e69de29..16d0299 100644
--- a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/IDataService.cs
+++ b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/IDataService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace DeskHubSharpRevised.DAL;
+
+public interface IDataService
+{
+    //List<Search> ReadAll();
+    //void WriteAll(List<Search> user);
+    void SearchRequest();
+    void UserRequest();
+    void BranchRequest();
+}
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diff --git a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/JsonDataService.cs b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/JsonDataService.cs
index 177a463..4e9024f 100644
--- a/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/JsonDataService.cs
+++ b/DeskHubSharpRevised/DAL/JsonDataService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,70 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using DeskHubSharpRevised.Models;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
 namespace DeskHubSharpRevised.DAL;
 
 public class JsonDataService
 {
-    
+    private string _dataConfig;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// reads all the things from the json string/data
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public IEnumerable<Search> ReadAll()
+    {
+        List<Search> user = new List<Search>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(_dataConfig))
+            {
+                string jsonString = sr.ReadToEnd();
+
+                Search.ItemsItem users = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Search.ItemsItem>(_dataConfig);
+                //user = users.items;
+            }
+
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        return user;
+    }
+
+
+    public void WriteAll(IEnumerable<User> characters)
+    {
+        //RootObject rootObject = new RootObject();
+        //rootObject.Characters = new Characters();
+        //rootObject.Characters.Character = characters as List<Character>;
+        //string jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootObject);
+        try
+        {
+            StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(_dataConfig);
+            using (writer)
+            {
+                //writer.WriteLine(jsonString);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public JsonDataService()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public JsonDataService(string dataFile)
+    {
+        _dataConfig = dataFile;
+    }
 }
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