diff --git a/conversations/index.php b/conversations/index.php
index d21c962..f24c815 100644
--- a/conversations/index.php
+++ b/conversations/index.php
@@ -22,3 +22,45 @@
 }
 
 $directoryURI = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
+
+switch ($action) {
+    case 'get':
+        $threadId = $input['threadId'];
+        if (empty($threadId)) {
+            $errorStatus->response(400, "threadId field is required");
+        }
+
+        $comments = getConversation($threadId);
+        // recursively updated comments w/ child comments
+
+        echo json_encode($comments);
+        break;
+    case 'submit':
+        $threadId = $input['threadId'];
+        $message = $input['message'];
+        if (empty($threadId) || empty($message)) {
+            $errorStatus->response(400, "threadId, message field(s) are required");
+        }
+        $regOutcome = sendMessage($threadId, $message);
+        if ($regOutcome['rowsChanged'] === 1) {
+            $result = getMessage($regOutcome['lastId']);
+
+            $statuscode = 201;
+
+            header("HTTP/1.1 " . $statuscode);
+
+            $response = array('Status' => 'success');
+
+            echo json_encode($result);
+        } else {
+            $errorStatus->response(500, "Error saving message");
+        }
+
+        break;
+    default;
+        // header('location: /accounts/');
+        $errorStatus->response(404, "Method not valid");
+        // include '../view/admin.php';
+        break;
+        // include '../view/404.php';
+}
diff --git a/examples/js/vue.js b/examples/js/vue.js
index 9e7039d..0425115 100644
--- a/examples/js/vue.js
+++ b/examples/js/vue.js
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ var app = new Vue({
         example: "comments",
         status: null,
         form: {},
+        conversations: [],
         loading: {
             general: false,
             comments: false,
-            form: false
+            form: false,
+            chat: false
         },
         userForm: {},
         modal: {
@@ -81,6 +83,38 @@ var app = new Vue({
             });
 
 
+        },
+        sendMessage() {
+            if (this.loading.chat)
+                return;
+            // retrieve from cookie
+            let threadId = "effba2487ece11eb8e3a0242ac110002"
+            let config = {}
+            let request = {
+                threadId: threadId,
+                message: this.chat.message
+            }
+            this.loading.chat = true;
+
+            this.$http.post("/conversations/?action=submit", request, config).then((response) => {
+                this.loading.chat = false;
+                console.log(response)
+                    // this.message = response.data.message;
+                if (response.status == 201) {
+                    this.chat.message = "";
+                    console.log(response.data);
+                    this.conversations.push(response.data);
+                    // this.$set()
+                    // this.comments = response.data;
+                } else {
+                    this.errors = "Failed to send message"
+                }
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                this.errors = error.data
+                console.log(error)
+                this.loading.chat = null;
+
+            });
         },
         addComment() {
             // don't run if not logged in or loading
@@ -156,6 +190,29 @@ var app = new Vue({
             }
             this.modal.signIn = false;
         },
+        getConversation() {
+            // check from cookie for conversation id
+            let threadId = "effba2487ece11eb8e3a0242ac110002"
+            this.loading.chat = true;
+            this.errors = null;
+            this.$http.post("/conversations/?action=get", { "threadId": threadId }).then((response) => {
+                this.loading.chat = false;
+                console.log(response)
+                    // this.message = response.data.message;
+                if (response.status == 200) {
+                    console.log(response.data)
+                    this.conversations = response.data;
+                } else {
+                    this.errors = "Failed to load chat"
+                }
+            }).catch((error) => {
+                this.errors = "Failed to get chat"
+                console.log(error)
+                this.loading.chat = null;
+
+            });
+
+        },
         getComments() {
             this.loading.comments = true;
             this.errors = null;
@@ -179,5 +236,6 @@ var app = new Vue({
     },
     mounted() {
         this.getComments();
+        this.getConversation();
     }
 })
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diff --git a/examples/vue.html b/examples/vue.html
index d68ccc1..60f56e3 100644
--- a/examples/vue.html
+++ b/examples/vue.html
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ <h5 class="auth-form-title auth-module__title_f76db">Use Social Network</h5>
                         <div id="intercom-container" class="intercom-namespace" role="main" aria-live="polite">
                             <div tabindex="-1" role="region">
                                 <ul>
-                                    <li>message</li>
+                                    <li v-for="m in conversations">{{ m.message }}</li>
                                 </ul>
                                 <textarea v-model="chat.message"></textarea>
-                                <button>Send</button>
+                                <button v-on:click="sendMessage()">Send</button>
                                 <!-- <div>
                                     <div class="intercom-1xha1pw e16fp1gy0">
                                         <div class="intercom-messenger intercom-messenger-new-conversation intercom-k9lbvn e16fp1gy1 intercom-messenger-main-animated-appear-done intercom-messenger-main-animated-enter-done" tabindex="0">
diff --git a/model/conversations-model.php b/model/conversations-model.php
index 53689fa..536d8bc 100644
--- a/model/conversations-model.php
+++ b/model/conversations-model.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 function getConversation($conversationId)
 {
     $db = acmeConnect();
-    $sql = 'SELECT c.* FROM conversations c WHERE c.id = :id';
+    $sql = 'SELECT c.* FROM conversations c WHERE c.threadId = :id';
     $stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
     $stmt->bindValue(':id', $conversationId, PDO::PARAM_STR);
     $stmt->execute();
@@ -13,28 +13,44 @@ function getConversation($conversationId)
     return $prodInfo;
 }
 
-function addMessage($input){
+function getMessage($id)
+{
+    $db = acmeConnect();
+    $sql = 'SELECT c.* FROM conversations c where c.id = :id';
+    $stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
+    $stmt->bindValue(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+    $stmt->execute();
+    $prodInfo = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+    $stmt->closeCursor();
+    return $prodInfo;
+}
+
+function sendMessage($conversationId, $message)
+{
+    // $id = generateUuid();
     // Create a connection object using the acme connection function
     $db = acmeConnect();
     // The SQL statement
-    // $sql = 'INSERT INTO `reviews` (`reviewText`, `reviewDate`, `invId`, `clientId`) VALUES (:reviewText, :reviewDate, :invId, :clientId)';
+    $sql = 'INSERT INTO `conversations`(`threadId`, `message`)
+        VALUES (:parentId, :message)';
+    // echo $sql;
+    $stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
+
+    // $stmt->bindValue(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+    $stmt->bindValue(':parentId', $conversationId, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+    $stmt->bindValue(':message', $message, PDO::PARAM_STR);
+
 
     // // Create the prepared statement using the acme connection
-    // $stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
-    // // The next four lines replace the placeholders in the SQL
-    // // statement with the actual values in the variables
-    // // and tells the database the type of data it is
-    // $stmt->bindValue(':reviewText', $reviewText, PDO::PARAM_STR);
-    // $stmt->bindValue(':reviewDate', $reviewDate, PDO::PARAM_STR);
-    // $stmt->bindValue(':invId', $invId, PDO::PARAM_INT);
-    // $stmt->bindValue(':clientId', $clientId, PDO::PARAM_INT);
 
     // Insert the data
     $stmt->execute();
     // Ask how many rows changed as a result of our insert
     $rowsChanged = $stmt->rowCount();
+    $id = $db->lastinsertid();
     // Close the database interaction
     $stmt->closeCursor();
     // Return the indication of success (rows changed)
-    return $rowsChanged;
-}
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+    $result = array('rowsChanged' => $rowsChanged, 'lastId' => $id);
+    return $result;
+}
diff --git a/rest/conversations.rest b/rest/conversations.rest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f98ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/conversations.rest
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+### get thread
+POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/conversations/?action=get HTTP/1.1
+content-type: application/json
+Accept: application/json
+
+{
+    "threadId": "effba2487ece11eb8e3a0242ac110002"
+}
+
+### send charset
+POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/conversations/?action=submit HTTP/1.1
+content-type: application/json
+Accept: application/json
+
+{
+    "threadId": "effba2487ece11eb8e3a0242ac110002",
+    "message": "test comment"
+}
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