diff --git a/http/transaction.go b/http/transaction.go
index 01417c0..12b2553 100644
--- a/http/transaction.go
+++ b/http/transaction.go
@@ -1,15 +1,67 @@
 package http
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/postgres"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+type NewTransactionPayload struct {
+	Date  JSONDate `json:"date"`
+	Payee struct {
+		ID   uuid.NullUUID
+		Name string
+	} `json:"payee"`
+	Category struct {
+		ID   uuid.NullUUID
+		Name string
+	} `json:"category"`
+	Memo     string    `json:"memo"`
+	Amount   string    `json:"amount"`
+	BudgetID uuid.UUID `json:"budget_id"`
+}
+
+type JSONDate time.Time
+
+// Implement Marshaler and Unmarshaler interface
+func (j *JSONDate) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	s := strings.Trim(string(b), "\"")
+	t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*j = JSONDate(t)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (j JSONDate) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(time.Time(j))
+}
+
+// Maybe a Format function for printing your date
+func (j JSONDate) Format(s string) string {
+	t := time.Time(j)
+	return t.Format(s)
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) newTransaction(c *gin.Context) {
+	var payload NewTransactionPayload
+	err := c.BindJSON(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%v\n", payload)
+	/*	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, payload)*/
+	return
+
 	transactionMemo, _ := c.GetPostForm("memo")
 	transactionAccountID, err := getUUID(c, "account_id")
 	if err != nil {