diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index fb8661b6..bd4bf301 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 type Item struct {
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ func main() {
 	router.GET("/", greet)
 	router.HEAD("/healthcheck", healthcheck)
 	router.GET("/items", getItems)
+	router.GET("/items/:id", getItemById)
 	router.POST("/items", postItems)
-
+	
 	router.Run()
 }
 
-
 func getItems(c *gin.Context){
 	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, items)
 }
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ func postItems(c *gin.Context){
     c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusCreated, newItem)
 }
 
+func getItemById(c *gin.Context){
+	id, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Atoi failed")
+        return
+    }
+	for _, item := range items {
+		if item.ID == id {
+			c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, item)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"message": "item not found"})
+}
+
 func greet(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, "Welcome, Go navigator, to the Anythink cosmic catalog.")
 }