diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 9363abe..3c23124 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ const port = 3000;
 
 // Mount route modules
 const applicationsRouter = require('./routes/applications');
-const ranksRouter = require('./routes/ranks');
+const { userRanks, ranks} = require('./routes/ranks');
+const users = require('./routes/users');
 
 app.use('/application', applicationsRouter);
-app.use('/ranks', ranksRouter);
+app.use('/ranks', ranks);
+app.use('/userRoles', userRanks);
+app.use('/users', users);
 
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port} `)
diff --git a/api/routes/ranks.js b/api/routes/ranks.js
index db30c5d..1b54896 100644
--- a/api/routes/ranks.js
+++ b/api/routes/ranks.js
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const router = express.Router();
+const r = express.Router();
+const ur = express.Router();
+
+const pool = require('../db');
 
 // Placeholder router for rank-related routes.
 // Implement rank endpoints here, for example:
 // router.get('/', async (req, res) => { /* ... */ });
 // router.post('/change', async (req, res) => { /* ... */ });
 
-module.exports = router;
+//insert a new latest role for a user
+ur.post('/', async (req, res) => {
 
+});
+
+r.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const result = await pool.query('SELECT id, name, short_name, sort_id FROM ranks;');
+        res.json(result);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports.ranks = r;
+module.exports.userRanks = ur;
+
+// TODO, implement get all ranks route with SQL stirng SELECT id, name, short_name, category, sort_id FROM ranks;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/routes/users.js b/api/routes/users.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27fb8f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routes/users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// DB pool (same as used in api/index.js)
+const pool = require('../db');
+
+//create a new user?
+router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
+
+});
+
+//get all users
+router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const result = await pool.query('SELECT * FROM view_member_rank_status_all;');
+        return res.status(200).json(result);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error fetching users:', err);
+        return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch users' });
+    }
+});
+
+
+module.exports = router;