diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 97a559e..ebdf8b7 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-gateway/tracer"
 	authProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/auth/auth/v1"
 	userProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/auth/user/v1"
+	countProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/backend/count/v1"
 	groupProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/backend/group/v1"
 	pinProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/backend/pin/v1"
 	selectionProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/backend/selection/v1"
@@ -143,7 +144,9 @@ func main() {
 	metricsReg := metrics.NewRegistry(prometheus.NewRegistry(), requestMetrics, countMetrics)
 	metricsHdr := metrics.NewHandler(metricsReg, logger)
 
-	countHdr := count.NewHandler(countMetrics, logger)
+	countClient := countProto.NewCountServiceClient(backendConn)
+	countSvc := count.NewService(countClient, logger)
+	countHdr := count.NewHandler(countSvc, countMetrics, logger)
 
 	authMiddleware := middleware.NewAuthMiddleware(authSvc, requestMetrics)
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.qa.template.yml b/docker-compose.qa.template.yml
index 97f2871..14e1759 100644
--- a/docker-compose.qa.template.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.qa.template.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ services:
       IMG_MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB: 1
       IMG_CROP_WIDTH: 500
       IMG_CROP_HEIGHT: 500
-      REG_CHECKIN_START: 2024-07-21T07:00:00Z
-      REG_RPKM_START: 2024-07-20T20:00:00Z
+      REG_CHECKIN_START: "2024-07-21T07:00:00Z"
+      REG_RPKM_START: "2024-07-20T20:00:00Z"
       SERVICE_AUTH: auth:3002
       SERVICE_BACKEND: backend:3003
       SERVICE_CHECKIN: checkin:3004
diff --git a/docs/docs.go b/docs/docs.go
index 90ecf4f..3036ae3 100644
--- a/docs/docs.go
+++ b/docs/docs.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                     "201": {
                         "description": "Created",
                         "schema": {
-                            "$ref": "#/definitions/dto.CountResponse"
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/dto.CreateCountRequest"
                         }
                     },
                     "400": {
@@ -1477,14 +1477,6 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
-        "dto.CountResponse": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-                "success": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                }
-            }
-        },
         "dto.CreateCheckInRequest": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -1513,6 +1505,14 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "dto.CreateCountRequest": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "dto.CreateSelectionRequest": {
             "type": "object",
             "required": [
diff --git a/docs/swagger.json b/docs/swagger.json
index 3b2478d..c572745 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.json
+++ b/docs/swagger.json
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
                     "201": {
                         "description": "Created",
                         "schema": {
-                            "$ref": "#/definitions/dto.CountResponse"
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/dto.CreateCountRequest"
                         }
                     },
                     "400": {
@@ -1471,14 +1471,6 @@
                 }
             }
         },
-        "dto.CountResponse": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-                "success": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                }
-            }
-        },
         "dto.CreateCheckInRequest": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
@@ -1507,6 +1499,14 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "dto.CreateCountRequest": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "dto.CreateSelectionRequest": {
             "type": "object",
             "required": [
diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index 8731b14..e09ab00 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ definitions:
           $ref: '#/definitions/dto.BaanCount'
         type: array
     type: object
-  dto.CountResponse:
-    properties:
-      success:
-        type: boolean
-    type: object
   dto.CreateCheckInRequest:
     properties:
       email:
@@ -67,6 +62,11 @@ definitions:
       lastname:
         type: string
     type: object
+  dto.CreateCountRequest:
+    properties:
+      name:
+        type: string
+    type: object
   dto.CreateSelectionRequest:
     properties:
       baan_id:
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ paths:
         "201":
           description: Created
           schema:
-            $ref: '#/definitions/dto.CountResponse'
+            $ref: '#/definitions/dto.CreateCountRequest'
         "400":
           description: Bad Request
           schema:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 00c88d4..5392ea6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
-	github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.0
-	github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.0.7
+	github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.3
+	github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.2.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 397409e..a2de470 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -65,8 +65,14 @@ github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.4.8 h1:tU6nCv4A34guBoDwkZvUzzs6z43NBzgLsS
 github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.4.8/go.mod h1:w+UCeQnJ3wBuJ7Tyf8LiBiPZVb1KlecjMNCB7kBeL7M=
 github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.0 h1:FFYIv/Ejs3fP+AWErtx9ONxbzZLr1y1Ttd7j8xHIJ34=
 github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.0/go.mod h1:w+UCeQnJ3wBuJ7Tyf8LiBiPZVb1KlecjMNCB7kBeL7M=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.2 h1:CP9oXIa4MrJZd6ynHkVt18YPGlQU0bkDM1RA1h7PUis=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.2/go.mod h1:w+UCeQnJ3wBuJ7Tyf8LiBiPZVb1KlecjMNCB7kBeL7M=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.3 h1:DMxo3vu5OB2RaODWQwIIFRTyPEyTNMvwmfDbVmVnmnM=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto v0.5.3/go.mod h1:w+UCeQnJ3wBuJ7Tyf8LiBiPZVb1KlecjMNCB7kBeL7M=
 github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.0.7 h1:3b8gf1Ocg+Ky4xocKtCqVCB3rFDg90IgEXRwNmHt0OE=
 github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.0.7/go.mod h1:dxgLSkrFpbQOXsrzqgepZoEOyZUIG2LBGtm5gsuBbVc=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.2.0 h1:D2KytmevtV9/3FwfA7FiKo2UKa3jC8knZI97vwRuboA=
+github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-model v0.2.0/go.mod h1:dxgLSkrFpbQOXsrzqgepZoEOyZUIG2LBGtm5gsuBbVc=
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 h1:/6Hmqy13Ss2zCq62VdNG8tM1wchn8zjSGOBJ6icpsIM=
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0/go.mod h1:CEx0iS5ambNFdcRtxPj5JhEz+xB6uRky5eyVu/W2HEg=
 github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20221227161230-091c0ba34f0a h1:bbPeKD0xmW/Y25WS6cokEszi5g+S0QxI/d45PkRi7Nk=
diff --git a/internal/count/count.handler.go b/internal/count/count.handler.go
index e247684..5ecb1eb 100644
--- a/internal/count/count.handler.go
+++ b/internal/count/count.handler.go
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ type Handler interface {
 }
 
 type handlerImpl struct {
+	svc          Service
 	countMetrics metrics.CountMetrics
 	log          *zap.Logger
 }
 
-func NewHandler(countMetrics metrics.CountMetrics, log *zap.Logger) Handler {
+func NewHandler(svc Service, countMetrics metrics.CountMetrics, log *zap.Logger) Handler {
 	return &handlerImpl{
+		svc:          svc,
 		countMetrics: countMetrics,
 		log:          log,
 	}
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ func NewHandler(countMetrics metrics.CountMetrics, log *zap.Logger) Handler {
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce json
 // @Param name path string true "Name of the count metric"
-// @Success 201 {object} dto.CountResponse
+// @Success 201 {object} dto.CreateCountRequest
 // @Failure 400 {object} apperror.AppError
 // @Router /count/{name} [post]
 func (h *handlerImpl) Count(c context.Ctx) {
@@ -45,7 +47,12 @@ func (h *handlerImpl) Count(c context.Ctx) {
 
 	h.countMetrics.Increment(name)
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, &dto.CountResponse{
-		Success: true,
-	})
+	res, err := h.svc.Create(&dto.CreateCountRequest{Name: name})
+	if err != nil {
+		h.log.Named("Count").Error("Create: failed to create count", zap.Error(err))
+		c.InternalServerError(err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, res)
 }
diff --git a/internal/count/count.service.go b/internal/count/count.service.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60788e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/count/count.service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package count
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-gateway/apperror"
+	"github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-gateway/internal/dto"
+	countProto "github.com/isd-sgcu/rpkm67-go-proto/rpkm67/backend/count/v1"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+type Service interface {
+	Create(req *dto.CreateCountRequest) (*dto.CreateCountResponse, *apperror.AppError)
+}
+
+type serviceImpl struct {
+	client countProto.CountServiceClient
+	log    *zap.Logger
+}
+
+func NewService(client countProto.CountServiceClient, log *zap.Logger) Service {
+	return &serviceImpl{
+		client: client,
+		log:    log,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *serviceImpl) Create(req *dto.CreateCountRequest) (*dto.CreateCountResponse, *apperror.AppError) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	res, err := s.client.Create(ctx, &countProto.CreateCountRequest{
+		Name: req.Name,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Named("Create").Error("Create: ", zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, apperror.HandleServiceError(err)
+	}
+
+	return &dto.CreateCountResponse{
+		Count: &dto.Count{
+			ID:   res.Count.Id,
+			Name: res.Count.Name,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/dto/count.dto.go b/internal/dto/count.dto.go
index f51c0ba..c48dc7b 100644
--- a/internal/dto/count.dto.go
+++ b/internal/dto/count.dto.go
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 package dto
 
-type CountResponse struct {
-	Success bool `json:"success"`
+type Count struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+type CreateCountRequest struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+type CreateCountResponse struct {
+	Count *Count `json:"count"`
 }