diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+**/__pycache__/
+db.sqlite3
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diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
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+++ b/manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'taskmanager_backend.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/taskmanager_backend/__init__.py b/taskmanager_backend/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/taskmanager_backend/asgi.py b/taskmanager_backend/asgi.py
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+++ b/taskmanager_backend/asgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+ASGI config for taskmanager_backend project.
+
+It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/deployment/asgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'taskmanager_backend.settings')
+
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/taskmanager_backend/settings.py b/taskmanager_backend/settings.py
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+++ b/taskmanager_backend/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+"""
+Django settings for taskmanager_backend project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 5.2.5.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = "django-insecure-8wkk*b88=y*w=&nsxytxpo$)g0a_&138bc9=9hm@gmrx(*n68x"
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "django.contrib.admin",
+    "django.contrib.auth",
+    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
+    "django.contrib.sessions",
+    "django.contrib.messages",
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "rest_framework",
+    "tasks",
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = "taskmanager_backend.urls"
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
+        "DIRS": [],
+        "APP_DIRS": True,
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "context_processors": [
+                "django.template.context_processors.request",
+                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
+                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = "taskmanager_backend.wsgi.application"
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator",
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
+
+TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = "static/"
+
+# Default primary key field type
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
diff --git a/taskmanager_backend/urls.py b/taskmanager_backend/urls.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/taskmanager_backend/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""
+URL configuration for taskmanager_backend project.
+
+The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/topics/http/urls/
+Examples:
+Function views
+    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
+Class-based views
+    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
+Including another URLconf
+    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
+"""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path, include
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    path('tasks/', include('tasks.urls'))
+]
diff --git a/taskmanager_backend/wsgi.py b/taskmanager_backend/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4171ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taskmanager_backend/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+WSGI config for taskmanager_backend project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'taskmanager_backend.settings')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/tasks/__init__.py b/tasks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tasks/admin.py b/tasks/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/tasks/apps.py b/tasks/apps.py
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+++ b/tasks/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class TasksConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'tasks'
diff --git a/tasks/migrations/__init__.py b/tasks/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tasks/models.py b/tasks/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a8362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/tasks/tests.py b/tasks/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/tasks/urls.py b/tasks/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a57018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+URL configuration for taskmanager_backend project.
+
+The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/topics/http/urls/
+Examples:
+Function views
+    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
+Class-based views
+    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
+Including another URLconf
+    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
+"""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path
+import tasks.views as views
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("", views.tasks),
+    path("<int:pk>", views.single_task),
+    path("priority/<int:level>", views.priority_task)
+]
diff --git a/tasks/utils.py b/tasks/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39728d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def is_null_empty_space(val):
+    if val is None or val.strip() == "":
+        return True
+    return False
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diff --git a/tasks/views.py b/tasks/views.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+import json
+import tasks.utils as utils
+from datetime import datetime
+
+# reading in memory database stored in json format
+dbpath = "./tasks_db.json"
+
+
+# Create your views here.
+@api_view(["GET", "POST"])
+def tasks(request):
+
+    if request.method == "GET":
+        try:
+            with open(dbpath, "r+") as task_json:
+                task_list = json.load(task_json)
+                sortedTaskList = sorted(task_list["tasks"], key=lambda x: datetime.strptime(x["creation_date"], "%d/%m/%Y"))
+                if utils.is_null_empty_space(request.query_params.get("completed")):
+                    return Response({"tasks": sortedTaskList}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+                else:
+                    comTasks = []
+                    for task in sortedTaskList:
+                        if str(task["completed"]) == request.query_params.get("completed"):
+                            comTasks.append(task)
+                    return Response(
+                        {"completed_tasks": comTasks}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK
+                    )
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response(
+                {"message": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+            )
+
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        data = request.data
+        if (
+            utils.is_null_empty_space(data["title"])
+            or utils.is_null_empty_space(data["description"])
+            or not isinstance(data["completed"], bool)
+        ):
+            return Response(
+                {"message": "invalid input"}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+            )
+        try:
+            with open(dbpath, "r+") as task_json:
+                task_list = json.load(task_json)
+                task_json.seek(0)
+                task_list["tasks"].append(data)
+                json.dump(task_list, task_json, indent=4)
+                task_json.truncate()
+                return Response({"tasks": task_list}, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response(
+                {"message": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+            )
+
+
+@api_view(["GET", "DELETE", "PUT"])
+def single_task(request, pk):
+
+    if request.method == "GET":
+        with open(dbpath, "r+") as task_json:
+            task_list = json.load(task_json)
+            for task in task_list["tasks"]:
+                if task["id"] == pk:
+                    return Response(task, status=status.HTTP_302_FOUND)
+            return Response("Not Found", status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+
+    if request.method == "PUT":
+        data = request.data
+        if (
+            utils.is_null_empty_space(data["title"])
+            or utils.is_null_empty_space(data["description"])
+            or not isinstance(data["completed"], bool)
+        ):
+            return Response(
+                {"message": "invalid input"}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+            )
+        try:
+            with open(dbpath, "r+") as task_json:
+                task_list = json.load(task_json)
+                for task in task_list["tasks"]:
+                    if task["id"] == pk:
+                        task["title"] = data["title"]
+                        task["description"] = data["description"]
+                        task["completed"] = data["completed"]
+                        task["creation_date"] = data["creation_date"]
+                        task["priority"] = data["priority"]
+                        task_json.seek(0)
+                        json.dump(task_list, task_json, indent=4)
+                        task_json.truncate()
+                        task_json.close()
+                        return Response(task, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+                return Response("Not Found", status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response(
+                {"message": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+            )
+
+    if request.method == "DELETE":
+        try:
+            with open(dbpath, "r+") as task_json:
+                task_list = json.load(task_json)
+                for task in task_list["tasks"]:
+                    if task["id"] == pk:
+                        temp_task = task
+                        task_list["tasks"].remove(task)
+                        task_json.seek(0)
+                        json.dump(task_list, task_json, indent=4)
+                        task_json.truncate()
+                        return Response(temp_task, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+                return Response("Not Found", status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response(
+                {"message": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+            )
+
+@api_view(["GET"])
+def priority_task(request,level):
+
+    if request.method == "GET":
+
+        try:
+            with open(dbpath, "r") as task_json:
+                task_list = json.load(task_json)
+                tasks = []
+                for task in task_list["tasks"]:
+                    if task["priority"] == level:
+                        tasks.append(task)
+                return Response(
+                        {"tasks": tasks}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK
+                    )
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response(
+                {"message": str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+            )
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diff --git a/tasks_db.json b/tasks_db.json
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index 0000000..2dd1ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks_db.json
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+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "id": 1,
+            "title": "Set up environment",
+            "description": "Install Node.js, npm, and git",
+            "completed": true,
+            "creation_date": "01/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 2,
+            "title": "Install Express",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": true,
+            "creation_date": "02/01/2025",
+            "priority": 2
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 3,
+            "title": "Install nodemon",
+            "description": "Install nodemon as a development dependency",
+            "completed": true,
+            "creation_date": "12/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 4,
+            "title": "Install Express",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "05/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 5,
+            "title": "Install Mongoose",
+            "description": "Install Mongoose",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "20/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 6,
+            "title": "Install Morgan",
+            "description": "Install Morgan",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "07/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 7,
+            "title": "Install body-parser",
+            "description": "Install body-parser",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "10/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 8,
+            "title": "Install cors",
+            "description": "Install cors",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "31/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 9,
+            "title": "Install passport",
+            "description": "Install passport",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "25/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 10,
+            "title": "Install passport-local",
+            "description": "Install passport-local",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "25/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 11,
+            "title": "Install passport-local-mongoose",
+            "description": "Install passport-local-mongoose",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "16/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 12,
+            "title": "Install express-session",
+            "description": "Install express-session",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "08/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 13,
+            "title": "Install connect-mongo",
+            "description": "Install connect-mongo",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "09/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 14,
+            "title": "Install dotenv",
+            "description": "Install dotenv",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "13/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 15,
+            "title": "Install jsonwebtoken",
+            "description": "Install jsonwebtoken",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "27/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 16,
+            "title": "Install Express",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "15/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 17,
+            "title": "Install vs code",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "23/11/2025",
+            "priority": 6
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 17,
+            "title": "Install vs code",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "10/01/2025",
+            "priority": 1
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 17,
+            "title": "Install vs code",
+            "description": "Install Express",
+            "completed": false,
+            "creation_date": "23/11/2025",
+            "priority": 5
+        }
+    ]
+}
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