diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c2ec6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+[*.rs]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99a1d79..0cf9fe6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 
 .vscode
 .idea
+
+# API related stuff
+.api
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d37a210..1a19971 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ version = "2.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28f32d40287d3f402ae0028a9d54bef51af15c8769492826a69d28f81893151d"
 dependencies = [
- "actix-macros",
  "futures-core",
  "tokio",
 ]
@@ -283,9 +282,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
-version = "0.21.5"
+version = "0.21.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "35636a1494ede3b646cc98f74f8e62c773a38a659ebc777a2cf26b9b74171df9"
+checksum = "9d297deb1925b89f2ccc13d7635fa0714f12c87adce1c75356b39ca9b7178567"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bcrypt"
@@ -672,6 +671,17 @@ version = "0.3.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a44623e20b9681a318efdd71c299b6b222ed6f231972bfe2f224ebad6311f0c1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-macro"
+version = "0.3.30"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87750cf4b7a4c0625b1529e4c543c2182106e4dedc60a2a6455e00d212c489ac"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.48",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
 version = "0.3.30"
@@ -692,6 +702,7 @@ checksum = "3d6401deb83407ab3da39eba7e33987a73c3df0c82b4bb5813ee871c19c41d48"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
+ "futures-macro",
  "futures-task",
  "memchr",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -711,9 +722,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fe9006bed769170c11f845cf00c7c1e9092aeb3f268e007c3e760ac68008070f"
+checksum = "190092ea657667030ac6a35e305e62fc4dd69fd98ac98631e5d3a2b1575a12b5"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
@@ -730,9 +741,9 @@ checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
-version = "0.3.22"
+version = "0.3.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4d6250322ef6e60f93f9a2162799302cd6f68f79f6e5d85c8c16f14d1d958178"
+checksum = "b553656127a00601c8ae5590fcfdc118e4083a7924b6cf4ffc1ea4b99dc429d7"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "fnv",
@@ -759,6 +770,12 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d77f7ec81a6d05a3abb01ab6eb7590f6083d08449fe5a1c8b1e620283546ccb7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hex"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hmac"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -931,9 +948,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.66"
+version = "0.3.67"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cee9c64da59eae3b50095c18d3e74f8b73c0b86d2792824ff01bbce68ba229ca"
+checksum = "9a1d36f1235bc969acba30b7f5990b864423a6068a10f7c90ae8f0112e3a59d1"
 dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
@@ -1575,6 +1592,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha256"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "18278f6a914fa3070aa316493f7d2ddfb9ac86ebc06fa3b83bffda487e9065b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bytes",
+ "hex",
+ "sha2",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -1691,9 +1721,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ff1bc3d3f05aff0403e8ac0d92ced918ec05b666a43f83297ccef5bea8a3d449"
+checksum = "06794f8f6c5c898b3275aebefa6b8a1cb24cd2c6c79397ab15774837a0bc5755"
 dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
@@ -1930,16 +1960,16 @@ checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
 name = "vybr-api"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
- "actix-rt",
- "actix-service",
  "actix-web",
  "async-trait",
+ "base64",
  "bcrypt",
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
  "diesel_migrations",
  "dotenvy",
  "env_logger",
+ "futures-util",
  "hmac",
  "jsonwebtoken",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -1947,7 +1977,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2",
+ "sha256",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1967,9 +1997,9 @@ checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0ed0d4f68a3015cc185aff4db9506a015f4b96f95303897bfa23f846db54064e"
+checksum = "b1223296a201415c7fad14792dbefaace9bd52b62d33453ade1c5b5f07555406"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -1977,9 +2007,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b56f625e64f3a1084ded111c4d5f477df9f8c92df113852fa5a374dbda78826"
+checksum = "fcdc935b63408d58a32f8cc9738a0bffd8f05cc7c002086c6ef20b7312ad9dcd"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "log",
@@ -1992,9 +2022,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.39"
+version = "0.4.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac36a15a220124ac510204aec1c3e5db8a22ab06fd6706d881dc6149f8ed9a12"
+checksum = "bde2032aeb86bdfaecc8b261eef3cba735cc426c1f3a3416d1e0791be95fc461"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
@@ -2004,9 +2034,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0162dbf37223cd2afce98f3d0785506dcb8d266223983e4b5b525859e6e182b2"
+checksum = "3e4c238561b2d428924c49815533a8b9121c664599558a5d9ec51f8a1740a999"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -2014,9 +2044,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0eb82fcb7930ae6219a7ecfd55b217f5f0893484b7a13022ebb2b2bf20b5283"
+checksum = "bae1abb6806dc1ad9e560ed242107c0f6c84335f1749dd4e8ddb012ebd5e25a7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -2027,15 +2057,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.89"
+version = "0.2.90"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7ab9b36309365056cd639da3134bf87fa8f3d86008abf99e612384a6eecd459f"
+checksum = "4d91413b1c31d7539ba5ef2451af3f0b833a005eb27a631cec32bc0635a8602b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.66"
+version = "0.3.67"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "50c24a44ec86bb68fbecd1b3efed7e85ea5621b39b35ef2766b66cd984f8010f"
+checksum = "58cd2333b6e0be7a39605f0e255892fd7418a682d8da8fe042fe25128794d2ed"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -2215,9 +2245,9 @@ checksum = "dff9641d1cd4be8d1a070daf9e3773c5f67e78b4d9d42263020c057706765c04"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.5.33"
+version = "0.5.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b7520bbdec7211caa7c4e682eb1fbe07abe20cee6756b6e00f537c82c11816aa"
+checksum = "b7cf47b659b318dccbd69cc4797a39ae128f533dce7902a1096044d1967b9c16"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 920e9a5..c3a7ddb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-rt = "2"
 actix-web = "4"
 async-trait = "0.1"
+base64 = "0.21.5"
 bcrypt = "0.15"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
 diesel = { version = "2", features = ["r2d2", "postgres", "chrono"] }
 diesel_migrations = "2"
 dotenvy = "*"
 env_logger = "0.10"
+futures-util = "0.3"
 hmac = "0.12"
 log = "0.4"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["blocking", "json"] }
-sha2 = "0.10"
+sha256 = "1.5.0"
 lazy_static = "1"
 jsonwebtoken = "9"
 serde = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
-actix-service = "2.0.2"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d3f1dc8..eda73ee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
+            .wrap(middlewares::cache::Caching)
             .service(routes::auth::routes())
             // .wrap(middlewares::auth::auth())
             .service(routes::playlists::routes())
diff --git a/src/middlewares/cache.rs b/src/middlewares/cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2c3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middlewares/cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine as _};
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    future::{ready, Ready},
+    io::Write,
+};
+
+use actix_web::{
+    body::MessageBody,
+    dev::{forward_ready, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform},
+    http::{
+        self,
+        header::{HeaderName, HeaderValue},
+    },
+    web::Bytes,
+    Error, HttpResponse,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sha256::digest;
+
+use futures_util::future::LocalBoxFuture;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ResponseCache {
+    data: ResponseCacheData,
+    revalidate: u32,
+    tags: Vec<String>,
+    url: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ResponseCacheData {
+    body: String,
+    status: u16,
+}
+
+pub struct Caching;
+
+impl<S, B> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for Caching
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: MessageBody + std::fmt::Debug,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<Bytes>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type InitError = ();
+    type Transform = CachingMiddleware<S>;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Transform, Self::InitError>>;
+
+    fn new_transform(&self, service: S) -> Self::Future {
+        ready(Ok(CachingMiddleware { service }))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct CachingMiddleware<S> {
+    service: S,
+}
+
+// impl CachingMiddlwareService<S> {
+//     fn get_cache_file(url: &str) -> File {}
+// }
+
+impl<S, B> Service<ServiceRequest> for CachingMiddleware<S>
+where
+    S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
+    S::Future: 'static,
+    B: MessageBody + std::fmt::Debug,
+{
+    type Response = ServiceResponse<Bytes>;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = LocalBoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    forward_ready!(service);
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let url = digest(req.uri().to_string());
+
+        // check if cache file exists
+        let cache_file = File::open(format!(".api/cache/{url}.json"));
+
+        // if it does, check if it's valid
+        if let Ok(file) = cache_file {
+            let cache: ResponseCache = serde_json::from_reader(file).unwrap();
+
+            // if it's valid, return it
+            // if cache.revalidate > 0 {
+            let body = general_purpose::STANDARD_NO_PAD.decode(cache.data.body.as_bytes());
+
+            match body {
+                Ok(body) => {
+                    let mut res =
+                        HttpResponse::new(http::StatusCode::from_u16(cache.data.status).unwrap())
+                            .set_body(Bytes::from(body));
+
+                    res.headers_mut().insert(
+                        HeaderName::from_static("x-vybr-api"),
+                        HeaderValue::from_static("Hello"),
+                    );
+
+                    res.headers_mut().insert(
+                        HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
+                        HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"),
+                    );
+
+                    return Box::pin(async move {
+                        let res = ServiceResponse::new(req.request().clone(), res);
+                        Ok(res)
+                    });
+                }
+                Err(err) => println!("Error decoding body: {:?}", err),
+            }
+        }
+
+        // otherwise continue.
+        let fut = self.service.call(req);
+
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let res = fut.await?;
+
+            let (req, res) = res.into_parts();
+            let (res, body) = res.into_parts();
+
+            let body_bytes = body.try_into_bytes().unwrap();
+
+            let content = general_purpose::STANDARD_NO_PAD.encode(&body_bytes);
+            let file_content = serde_json::to_string(&ResponseCache {
+                data: ResponseCacheData {
+                    body: content,
+                    status: res.status().as_u16(),
+                },
+                revalidate: 0,
+                tags: vec![],
+                url: req.uri().to_string(),
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+            let mut file = File::create(format!(".api/cache/{url}.json")).unwrap();
+            file.write_all(file_content.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+            let res = res.set_body(body_bytes);
+            Ok(ServiceResponse::new(req, res))
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/middlewares/mod.rs b/src/middlewares/mod.rs
index 0616f91..89cf86f 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/mod.rs
+++ b/src/middlewares/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 pub mod error;
 pub mod user;
+
+pub mod cache;
diff --git a/src/models/playlists.rs b/src/models/playlists.rs
index bdb05af..5911eec 100644
--- a/src/models/playlists.rs
+++ b/src/models/playlists.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ pub struct Playlists {
     pub public: bool,
 
     pub playlist_type: String,
-    pub parent_id: Option<String>,
 
     pub creator_id: String,
+    pub parent_id: Option<String>,
 
     pub created_at: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
     pub updated_at: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index ebc6b6b..875aac3 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ diesel::table! {
         #[max_length = 255]
         name -> Varchar,
         public -> Bool,
-        #[max_length = 24]
         playlist_type -> Varchar,
         #[max_length = 24]
-        parent_id -> Nullable<Varchar>,
-        #[max_length = 24]
         creator_id -> Varchar,
+        #[max_length = 24]
+        parent_id -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         created_at -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
         updated_at -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
     }