diff --git a/backendV2/routes/api/api.js b/backendV2/routes/api/api.database.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backendV2/routes/api/api.js
rename to backendV2/routes/api/api.database.js
diff --git a/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js b/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9da7196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import express from "express";
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/backendV2/routes/app/userMgmt.route.js b/backendV2/routes/app/userMgmt.route.js
index 54b54fa..56acbb8 100644
--- a/backendV2/routes/app/userMgmt.route.js
+++ b/backendV2/routes/app/userMgmt.route.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import express from "express";
 import { authenticate, generateToken } from "../../services/authentication.js";
 const router = express.Router();
-import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 dotenv.config();
 
diff --git a/backendV2/server.js b/backendV2/server.js
index dd623e6..4667bee 100644
--- a/backendV2/server.js
+++ b/backendV2/server.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import itemDataMgmtRouter from "./routes/admin/itemDataMgmt.route.js";
 import apiDataMgmtRouter from "./routes/admin/apiDataMgmt.route.js";
 import userMgmtRouterADMIN from "./routes/admin/userMgmt.route.js";
 
+// API routes
+import apiRouter from "./routes/api/api.route.js";
+
 env.config();
 const app = express();
 const port = 8004;
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ app.use("/api/admin/item-data", itemDataMgmtRouter);
 app.use("/api/admin/api-data", apiDataMgmtRouter);
 app.use("/api/admin/user-mgmt", userMgmtRouterADMIN);
 
+// API routes
+app.use("/api", apiRouter);
+
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 
 app.listen(port, () => {