diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9245216..c544317 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ Ready to run in production? Please [check our deployment guides](https://hexdocs
   * Docs: https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix
   * Forum: https://elixirforum.com/c/phoenix-forum
   * Source: https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix
+
+## TODOs
+
+[x] finish api calls in lib/bump/messages.ex
+[]
+
+
diff --git a/lib/bump/messages.ex b/lib/bump/messages.ex
index db5fd0c..fc6a820 100644
--- a/lib/bump/messages.ex
+++ b/lib/bump/messages.ex
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 defmodule Bump.Messages do
   alias Bump.Repo
+  alias Bump.Messages.Message
   import Ecto.Query
 
-  def get_newest_message(_sender) do
+  def get_newest_message(sender) do
+    query = from m in "messages",
+            where: m.sender == ^sender,
+            order_by: [desc: m.timestamp],
+            limit: 1,
+            select: m.data
+    Repo.one(query)
   end
 
   def get_all_messages_since(sender, minutes) do
@@ -18,10 +25,21 @@ defmodule Bump.Messages do
     Repo.all(query)
   end
 
-  def remove_sender(_sender) do
+  def remove_sender(sender) do
+    query = from m in "messages",
+      where: m.sender == ^sender,
+      select: m.id
+    Repo.delete_all(query)
   end
 
-  def add_message(_sender, _message) do
+  def add_message(sender, message) do
+    time = 
+      DateTime.utc_now 
+      |> DateTime.truncate(:second)
+
+    Repo.insert(%Message{sender: sender, data: message, timestamp: time})
+
   end
 
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/bump/messages/message.ex b/lib/bump/messages/message.ex
index 3c7f78d..e3e0412 100644
--- a/lib/bump/messages/message.ex
+++ b/lib/bump/messages/message.ex
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ defmodule Bump.Messages.Message do
   schema "messages" do
     field :sender, :string
     field :data, :string, default: ""
-    field :timestamp, :utc_datetime, default: DateTime.utc_now |> DateTime.truncate(:second)
-
+    field :timestamp, :utc_datetime
     timestamps()
   end