diff --git a/functions/handlers/post.js b/functions/handlers/post.js
index 71b97eb..3a27c1a 100644
--- a/functions/handlers/post.js
+++ b/functions/handlers/post.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const admin = require('firebase-admin');
 /* eslint-disable promise/always-return */
 exports.putPost = (req, res) => {
     if (req.body.body.trim() === '') {
@@ -6,18 +7,21 @@ exports.putPost = (req, res) => {
 
     const newPost = {
         body: req.body.body,
-        userHandle: req.user.handle,
-        userImage: req.user.imageUrl,
+        userHandle: req.body.userHandle,
+        userImage: req.body.userImage,
+        title: req.body.title,
         createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         likeCount: 0,
-        commentCount: 0
+        commentCount: 0,
+        
     };
 
-    db.collection('post').add(newPost)
-        .then((doc) => {
+    admin.firestore().collection('posts').add(newPost)
+            .then((doc) => {
             const resPost = newPost;
             resPost.postId = doc.id;
             res.json(resPost);
+
         })
         .catch((err) => {
             res.status(500).json({ error: 'something is wrong'});
diff --git a/twistter-frontend/src/Writing_Microblogs.js b/twistter-frontend/src/Writing_Microblogs.js
index eca41d4..4769a9a 100644
--- a/twistter-frontend/src/Writing_Microblogs.js
+++ b/twistter-frontend/src/Writing_Microblogs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from "react";
 import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Route from 'react-router-dom/Route';
+import axios from 'axios';
 
 
 class Writing_Microblogs extends Component {
@@ -25,7 +26,13 @@ class Writing_Microblogs extends Component {
     }
 
     handleSubmit(event) {
-        alert('A title for the microblog was inputted: ' + this.state.title + '\nA microblog was posted: ' + this.state.value);
+        // alert('A title for the microblog was inputted: ' + this.state.title + '\nA microblog was posted: ' + this.state.value);
+        const response = await axios.post(
+            'http://localhost:5001/twistter-e4649/us-central1/api/putPost',
+            {   },
+            { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json'} }
+        )
+        console.log(response.data);
         event.preventDefault();
     }