diff --git a/src/js/backend/src/backend.js b/src/js/backend/src/backend.js
index f7fc5e5..de5892a 100644
--- a/src/js/backend/src/backend.js
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/backend.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { SerialPort, DelimiterParser } from 'serialport';
 import {Daemon, Listener} from 'node-gpsd';
 import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
+import express from 'express';
 import fs from "fs";
 
 class AEVBackend {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ class AEVBackend {
 		this.logger = logger;
 		this.config = config;
 		this.ports = {
-			MCU: {
+			BMS: {
 				enabled: false,
 				port: null,
 				parser: null,
@@ -37,61 +38,62 @@ class AEVBackend {
 		};
 
 		this.continue = {
-			MCU: true,
+			BMS: true,
 			GPS: true,
 		}
 
+		this.api = null;
 		this.wss = null;
 	}
 
 	start() {
 		this.logger.warn("Logger initialized in backend!");
-		this.initMCU();
+		this.initBMS();
 		this.initGPS();
 		this.initSocket();
 	}
 
-	initMCU() {
-		// Initialize serial port for MCU
-		if (fs.existsSync(this.config.MCU.path)) {
-			this.logger.success("MCU serial port is being opened...")
-			this.ports.MCU.enabled = true;
-			this.ports.MCU.port = new SerialPort({
-				path: this.config.MCU.path,
-				baudRate: this.config.MCU.baudRate,
+	initBMS() {
+		// Initialize serial port for BMS
+		if (fs.existsSync(this.config.BMS.path)) {
+			this.logger.success("BMS serial port is being opened...")
+			this.ports.BMS.enabled = true;
+			this.ports.BMS.port = new SerialPort({
+				path: this.config.BMS.path,
+				baudRate: this.config.BMS.baudRate,
 				autoOpen: false, 
 			});
 
-			this.ports.MCU.parser = this.ports.MCU.port.pipe(new DelimiterParser({
+			this.ports.BMS.parser = this.ports.BMS.port.pipe(new DelimiterParser({
 				delimiter: 'sh',
 			}));
 
 			// console.log(this.logger)
-			this.ports.MCU.port.on('open', () => {
+			this.ports.BMS.port.on('open', () => {
 				// const logger = this.logger;
-				this.logger.success("MCU serial port opened");
-				this.continue.MCU = true;
+				this.logger.success("BMS serial port opened");
+				this.continue.BMS = true;
 			});
-			this.ports.MCU.parser.on('data', (data) => {
+			this.ports.BMS.parser.on('data', (data) => {
 				this.parseBMSData(data.toString().split("\n"));
 			});
-			this.ports.MCU.port.on('error', (error) => {
-				// this.logger.warn(`MCU serial port error: ${error}`);
+			this.ports.BMS.port.on('error', (error) => {
+				// this.logger.warn(`BMS serial port error: ${error}`);
 			});
-			this.ports.MCU.port.on('close', () => {
-				this.logger.warn("MCU serial port closed");
-				this.continue.MCU = false;
+			this.ports.BMS.port.on('close', () => {
+				this.logger.warn("BMS serial port closed");
+				this.continue.BMS = false;
 			});
-			this.ports.MCU.port.on('drain', () => {
-				this.logger.success("MCU serial port drained (write failed)");
+			this.ports.BMS.port.on('drain', () => {
+				this.logger.success("BMS serial port drained (write failed)");
 			});
 
-			this.ports.MCU.port.open( (err) => {
+			this.ports.BMS.port.open( (err) => {
 				if (err) console.error(err)
 			})
 
 		} else {
-			this.logger.fail("MCU serial port not found at " + this.config.MCU.path);
+			this.logger.fail("BMS serial port not found at " + this.config.BMS.path);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -139,14 +141,21 @@ class AEVBackend {
 		}
 	}
 
-	stopMCU() {
-		this.continue.MCU = false;
-		this.ports.MCU.port.close();
-		this.logger.warn("MCU serial port closed");
+	stopGPS() {
+		this.continue.GPS = false;
+		this.ports.GPS.listener.disconnect();
+		this.ports.GPS.daemon.stop();
+		this.logger.warn("GPS daemon stopped");
+	}
+
+	stopBMS() {
+		this.continue.BMS = false;
+		this.ports.BMS.port.close();
+		this.logger.warn("BMS serial port closed");
 	}
 
 	initSocket() {
-		if (this.ports.MCU.enabled || this.ports.GPS.enabled) {
+		if (this.ports.BMS.enabled || this.ports.GPS.enabled) {
 			// Initialize WebSocket server
 			this.wss = new WebSocketServer({ 
 				port: this.config.mainPort 
@@ -155,15 +164,21 @@ class AEVBackend {
 
 			this.wss.on('connection', (ws) => {
 				this.logger.success("Client connected to WebSocket server");
-				if (this.ports.MCU.enabled) {
-					if (this.ports.MCU.port.isOpen) {
+				if (this.ports.BMS.enabled) {
+					if (this.ports.BMS.port.isOpen) {
 						// Send BMS data to client half a second under a try-catch block
 						setInterval(() => {
 							try {
-								if (this.continue.MCU) {
-									this.ports.MCU.port.write("sh\n");
-									// ws.send(JSON.stringify(this.ports.MCU.data));
-									this.logger.debug("Updated BMS Data")
+								if (this.continue.BMS) {
+									try {
+										this.ports.BMS.port.write("\nsh\n");
+										this.ports.BMS.port.drain();
+										// ws.send(JSON.stringify(this.ports.BMS.data));
+										// this.logger.debug("Updated BMS Data")
+										this.logger.debug("Wrote all commands, waiting for data response");
+									} catch (error) {
+										console.log(error)
+									}
 								} else {
 									this.logger.warn("Told not to continue sending BMS data through socket");
 								}
@@ -181,7 +196,7 @@ class AEVBackend {
 					this.logger.debug("Received message from client: " + message);
 					if (message === "bms-data") {  
 						this.logger.success("Client requested BMS data, sending it over")
-						reply = JSON.stringify(this.ports.MCU.data);
+						reply = JSON.stringify(this.ports.BMS.data);
 					} else if (message === "gps-data") {
 						this.logger.success("Client requested GPS data, sending it over")
 						reply = JSON.stringify(this.ports.GPS.data);
@@ -195,8 +210,8 @@ class AEVBackend {
 						}
 					} else if (message === "bms-restart") {
 						try {
-							this.stopMCU();
-							this.initMCU();
+							this.stopBMS();
+							this.initBMS();
 							reply = "BMS restarted";
 							this.logger.success("BMS restarted");
 						} catch (error) {
@@ -215,10 +230,76 @@ class AEVBackend {
 		}
 	}
 
+	initAPI() {
+		this.api = express();
+		this.api.use(express.json());
+
+		this.api.get('/', (req, res) => {
+			this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /, replied with API status");
+			res.send({
+				message: "API server is running",
+				ports: {
+					BMS: this.ports.BMS.enabled,
+					GPS: this.ports.GPS.enabled,
+				}
+			});
+		});
+
+		this.api.get('/bms', (req, res) => {
+			this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /bms, replied with BMS status: " + this.ports.BMS.enabled);
+			if (this.ports.GPS.enabled) {
+				res.send({ enabled: true });
+			} else {
+				res.send({ enabled: false });
+			}
+		});
+		this.api.get('/bms/data', (req, res) => {
+			this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /bms/data, replied with BMS data");
+			res.send(JSON.stringify(this.ports.BMS.data));
+		});
+		this.api.get('/bms/restart', (req, res) => {
+			try {
+				this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /bms/restart, restarting BMS");
+				this.stopBMS();
+				this.initBMS();
+				res.send({ status: "BMS restarted" });
+			} catch (error) {
+				res.send({ status: "Error restarting BMS: " + error });
+			}
+		});
+
+		this.api.get('/gps', (req, res) => {
+			this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /gps, replied with GPS status: " + this.ports.GPS.enabled);
+			if (this.ports.GPS.enabled) {
+				res.send({ enabled: true });
+			} else {
+				res.send({ enabled: false });
+			}
+		});
+		this.api.get('/gps/data', (req, res) => {
+			this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /gps/data, replied with GPS data");
+			res.send(JSON.stringify(this.ports.GPS.data));
+		});
+		this.api.get('/gps/restart', (req, res) => {
+			try {
+				this.logger.success("Recieved GET request on /gps/restart, restarting GPS");
+				this.stopGPS();
+				this.initGPS();
+				res.send({ status: "GPS restarted" });
+			} catch (error) {
+				res.send({ status: "Error restarting GPS: " + error });
+			}
+		});
+
+		this.api.listen(3002, () => {
+			this.logger.success("API server started on port", 3002);
+		});
+	}
+
 	parseBMSData(data) {
 		// Parse BMS data
 		try {
-			// Trim the first two elements of the array and the last element of the array (useless bc first is "\r" and last is "mcu> ")
+			// Trim the first two elements of the array and the last element of the array (useless bc first is "\r" and last is "BMS> ")
 			data.shift();
 			data.shift();
 			data.pop();
@@ -311,11 +392,11 @@ class AEVBackend {
 
 			// this.logger.log(dataObj)
 
-			this.ports.MCU.data = dataObj;
-			return this.ports.MCU.data;
+			this.ports.BMS.data = dataObj;
+			return this.ports.BMS.data;
 		} catch (error) {
 			this.logger.warn("Error parsing BMS data: " + error);
-			return this.ports.MCU.data;
+			return this.ports.BMS.data;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/js/backend/src/config.js b/src/js/backend/src/config.js
index 2315c3e..a77eef4 100644
--- a/src/js/backend/src/config.js
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 let config = {
-	"MCU": {
+	"BMS": {
 		"path": "/dev/ttyUSB0",
 		"baudRate": 115200
 	},
diff --git a/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-client.js b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a784cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// GET request to the following routes for localhost:3002: /hello, /goodbye
+// Print all responses to the console
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const responses = {};
+
+const api = axios.create({
+	  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3002',
+});
+
+api.get('/hello')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/hello'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+api.get('/goodbye')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/goodbye'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+
+
+// When everything is done, print all responses
+// api.all([api.get('/hello'), api.get('/goodbye')])
+// 	.then(axios.spread((...responses) => {
+// 		console.log(responses);
+// 	}));
diff --git a/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-test.js b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791eb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import express from 'express';
+const app = express();
+
+app.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
+	res.send('Hello World');
+});
+app.get('/goodbye', (req, res) => {
+	res.send('Goodbye World');
+});
+
+app.listen(3003, () => {
+	console.log('Server running on port 3002');
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/backend/src/tests/api.js b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a734e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/tests/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// GET request to the following routes for localhost:3002: /, /bms, /bms/data, /bms/restart, /gps, /gps/data, /gps/restart
+// Print all responses to the console
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const responses = {};
+
+const api = axios.create({
+	  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3002',
+});
+
+api.get('/')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+
+api.get('/bms')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/bms'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+api.get('/bms/data')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/bms/data'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+api.get('/bms/restart')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/bms/restart'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+
+api.get('/gps')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/gps'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+api.get('/gps/data')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/gps/data'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+api.get('/gps/restart')
+	.then((response) => {
+		responses['/gps/restart'] = response;
+		console.log(response);
+	})
+
+
+// When everything is done, print all responses
+api.all([api.get('/'), api.get('/bms'), api.get('/bms/data'), api.get('/bms/restart'), api.get('/gps'), api.get('/gps/data'), api.get('/gps/restart')])
+	.then(axios.spread((...responses) => {
+		console.log(responses);
+	}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/backend/test.js b/src/js/backend/src/tests/test.js
similarity index 91%
rename from src/js/backend/test.js
rename to src/js/backend/src/tests/test.js
index b97b3c0..6a83e77 100644
--- a/src/js/backend/test.js
+++ b/src/js/backend/src/tests/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import WebSocket from "ws";
-import Logger from "./src/logger.cjs";
+import Logger from "../logger.cjs";
 const logger = new Logger();
 const ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:3001");