diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 0bf4e92..40806ac 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PROTOCOL=https
 PORT=3003
 HOST=localhost
 NEXT_PUBLIC_PUBLIC_URL=https://localhost:3003
-DATABASE=mysql://cart:cartpw@192.168.0.10:3306/cart_dev
+# DATABASE=mysql://cart:cartpw@192.168.0.10:3306/cart_dev
 DATABASE=mysql://cart:cartpw@localhost:3306/cart
 
 SSL_KEY=./certificates/localhost-key.pem
diff --git a/pages/api/email.ts b/pages/api/email.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aae223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/api/email.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+// API endpoint to process email user actions - urls we send in emails to users
+
+import { getToken } from "next-auth/jwt";
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
+import { createRouter, expressWrapper } from "next-connect";
+const common = require('../../src/helpers/common');
+const email = require('../../src/helpers/');
+
+const handlebars = require("handlebars");
+
+const router = createRouter<NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse>();
+
+
+//action to accept coverme request from email
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @param req import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next'
+ * @param res import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next'
+ */
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+    const prisma = common.getPrismaClient();
+
+    var action = req.query.action;
+    // Retrieve and validate the JWT token
+    const token = await getToken({ req: req });
+
+    //response is a special action that does not require a token
+    if (action !== "email_response") {
+        if (!token) {
+            // If no token or invalid token, return unauthorized status
+            return res.status(401).json({ message: "Unauthorized to call this API endpoint" });
+        }
+    }
+
+    var userId = req.query.userId;
+    var email = req.query.email;
+    let date = new Date();
+
+    if (!userId && !email) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ message: "User ID or email is not provided" });
+    }
+    // Retrieve the user
+    const user = await prisma.publisher.findUnique({
+        where: {
+            id: userId,
+            email: email
+        }
+    });
+    if (!user) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ message: "User not found" });
+    }
+
+    switch (action) {
+        case "send_coverme_request":
+            // Send CoverMe request to the user
+            //get from POST data: shiftId, assignmentId, date
+            let shiftId = req.body.shiftId;
+            let assignmentId = req.body.assignmentId;
+            let date = req.body.date;
+
+            console.log("User: " + user.email + " sent a CoverMe request: " +
+                shiftId + " " + assignmentId + " " + date);
+
+            //get all subscribed publisers
+            const subscribedPublishers = await prisma.publisher.findMany({
+                where: {
+                    isSubscribedToCoverMe: true
+                }
+            });
+            //send email to all subscribed publishers
+            for (let i = 0; i < subscribedPublishers.length; i++) {
+                //send email to subscribed publisher
+                //send email to subscribed publisher
+                const emailResponse = await common.sendEmail(subscribedPublishers[i].email, "CoverMe Request",
+                    "User: " + user.email + " sent a CoverMe request: " +
+                    shiftId + " " + assignmentId + " " + date);
+            }
+
+            break;
+        case "coverme_accept":
+            // Update the user status to accepted
+            console.log("User: " + user.firstName + " " + user.lastName + " accepted the CoverMe request");
+            //validate shiftId and assignmentId
+            let shiftId = req.query.shiftId;
+            let assignmentId = req.query.assignmentId;
+            if (!shiftId || !assignmentId) {
+                return res.status(400).json({ message: "Shift ID or Assignment ID is not provided" });
+            }
+
+            //get the assignment
+            const assignment = await prisma.assignment.findUnique({
+                where: {
+                    id: parseInt(assignmentId)
+                }
+            });
+            if (!assignment) {
+                return res.status(404).json({ message: "Assignment not found" });
+            }
+            if (assignment.shiftId != parseInt(shiftId)) {
+                return res.status(400).json({ message: "Shift ID does not match" });
+            }
+
+
+
+
+            // await prisma.user.update({
+            //     where: {
+            //         id: parseInt(userId)
+            //     },
+            //     data: {
+            //         status: "accepted",
+            //         acceptedAt: date
+            //     }
+            // });
+            break;
+
+        //POST
+        case "send_report": //we can send report form in the emails to the user. process the POSTED data here
+            // Send report form to the user
+            //get from POST data: locationId, date, placementCount, videoCount, returnVisitInfoCount, conversationCount
+            let locationId = req.body.locationId;
+            let date = req.body.date;
+            let placementCount = req.body.placementCount;
+            let videoCount = req.body.videoCount;
+            let returnVisitInfoCount = req.body.returnVisitInfoCount;
+            let conversationCount = req.body.conversationCount;
+
+            console.log("User: " + user.email + " sent a report: " +
+                locationId + " " + date + " " +
+                placementCount + " " + videoCount + " " +
+                returnVisitInfoCount + " " + conversationCount);
+
+            //save the report in the database
+            await prisma.report.create({
+                data: {
+                    userId: parseInt(userId),
+                    locationId: parseInt(locationId),
+                    date: date,
+                    placementCount: parseInt(placementCount),
+                    videoCount: parseInt(videoCount),
+                    returnVisitInfoCount: parseInt(returnVisitInfoCount),
+                    conversationCount: parseInt(conversationCount)
+                }
+            });
+
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return res.status(400).json({ message: "Invalid action" });
+    }
+    return res.status(200).json({ message: "User action processed" });
+}
+
+router.use(expressWrapper(handler));
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/templates/emails/coverMe.hbs b/src/templates/emails/coverMe.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29