diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index c5cdd76..e30397b 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.pyc
-*.sqlite3
\ No newline at end of file
+*.sqlite3
+__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b955bfb..bfcbcd9 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Django==3.2.8
 psycopg2-binary>=2.8
+djangorestframework==3.12.4
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/__init__.py b/backend/right_tree/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/admin.py b/backend/right_tree/api/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/apps.py b/backend/right_tree/api/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e86d3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ApiConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'right_tree.api'
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14aa118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.8 on 2021-10-06 18:32
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Plant',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('name', models.TextField()),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/models.py b/backend/right_tree/api/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ade3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+class Plant(models.Model):
+    name = models.TextField()
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/serializers.py b/backend/right_tree/api/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a6837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from right_tree.api.models import Plant
+
+class PlantSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    id = serializers.ReadOnlyField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Plant
+        fields = ['id', 'name']
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/views.py b/backend/right_tree/api/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e96597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from right_tree.api.models import Plant
+from right_tree.api.serializers import PlantSerializer
+
+class PlantViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    """
+    API endpoint that allows hours to be grouped or edited.
+    """
+    queryset = Plant.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = PlantSerializer
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/settings.py b/backend/right_tree/settings.py
index f41437d..5ad4c1f 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/settings.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+
+    'rest_framework',
+
+    'right_tree.api',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/urls.py b/backend/right_tree/urls.py
index 4602d73..2b30f2d 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/urls.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/urls.py
@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@ Including another URLconf
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import path, include
+
+from rest_framework import routers
+from right_tree.api import views
+
+router = routers.DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r'plants', views.PlantViewSet)
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    path('', include(router.urls)),
+    path('api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls', namespace='rest_framework'))
 ]