diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90edc0c..996fc0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
-.env 
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d937cf..98fa195 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.50",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
+    "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio --port=3000",
     "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
     "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
     "db:push": "drizzle-kit push:pg",
diff --git a/src/api/index.ts b/src/api/index.ts
index 467471b..5a7444f 100644
--- a/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/index.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ import { projectRoutes } from "./project/project.route";
 import { uploadRoutes } from "./upload/upload.route";
 import { authRoute } from "./auth/auth.route";
 import { downloadRoute } from "./downloadCount/download.count.route";
+import { photoLibraryRoutes } from "./photoLibrary/photo.library.route";
 
 export const api = new Elysia({
     prefix: "/api",
 });
+
 api.get("/", () => {
-  return "Hello from PlanPostAI Canvas API";
+    return "Hello from PlanPostAI Canvas API";
 });
+
 api.use(authRoute);
 api.use(projectRoutes);
 api.use(uploadRoutes);
-api.use(downloadRoute);
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+api.use(downloadRoute);
+api.use(photoLibraryRoutes);
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diff --git a/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.controller.ts b/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82f9b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { ENV } from "../../config/env";
+
+export const getPhotos = async (keyword: string, pre_page: number, token: string) => {
+    try {
+        const url = `${ENV.PEXELS_URL}/search?query=${keyword}&per_page=${pre_page}`;
+        const response = await fetch(url, {
+            headers: {
+                Authorization: process.env.PEXELS_ACCESS_KEY as string,
+            },
+        })
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            return { status: 500, message: "An error occurred while getting the photos", token }
+        }
+        const data = await response.json();
+        return { data, token }
+    } catch (error: any) {
+        console.log("Error in getting photos:", error.message || error.toString());
+        return { status: 500, message: "An error occurred while getting the photos", token };
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.route.ts b/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7381c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/photoLibrary/photo.library.route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import Elysia, { t } from "elysia";
+import { getPhotos } from "./photo.library.controller";
+import { verifyAuth } from "../../middlewares/auth.middlewares";
+
+export const photoLibraryRoutes = new Elysia({
+    prefix: "/photos",
+    tags: ["Photos"],
+    detail: {
+        description: "Routes for managing photo library",
+    }
+}).derive(async ({ cookie }) => {
+    const authData = await verifyAuth(cookie);
+    return { authData }; // Inject into context
+});
+
+photoLibraryRoutes.get("/", async ({ query, authData
+}) => {
+    if (authData.status !== 200)
+        return authData;
+    else {
+        const { keyword, per_page } = query;
+        const token = authData.token;
+        const data = await getPhotos(keyword, per_page, token);
+        return { data };
+    }
+}, {
+    query: t.Object({
+        keyword: t.String(),
+        per_page: t.Number(),
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/src/config/env.ts b/src/config/env.ts
index 8bd4ea4..a1888e1 100644
--- a/src/config/env.ts
+++ b/src/config/env.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ export const ENV = {
     CLERK_SECRET_KEY: process.env.CLERK_SECRET_KEY,
     JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: process.env.JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET,
     JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET: process.env.JWT_REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET,
+    PEXELS_URL: process.env.PEXELS_URL,
+    PEXELS_ACCESS_KEY: process.env.PEXELS_ACCESS_KEY,
 }
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