diff --git a/functions/api.js b/functions/api.js
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+++ b/functions/api.js
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+// Docs on event and context https://www.netlify.com/docs/functions/#the-handler-method
+exports.handler = async (event, context) => {
+  switch (event.httpMethod) {
+    case "GET":
+      try {
+        const name = event.queryStringParameters.name || "World"
+        return {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          headers: {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ message: `Hello ${name}` }),
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        return { statusCode: 500, body: err.toString() }
+      }
+
+    default:
+      return { statusCode: 405, body: "Method Not Allowed" }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
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+[build]
+  command = "npm run generate"
+  functions = "functions/"