diff --git a/adapters/supabaseAdapter.js b/adapters/supabaseAdapter.js
index 11c9ec4..8a12e5c 100755
--- a/adapters/supabaseAdapter.js
+++ b/adapters/supabaseAdapter.js
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ export async function getAnimalsByUserId(userId) {
   return data;
 }
 
+
+export async function getFriendsForUser(userId) {
+  const { data, error } = await supabase.from('users') .select('friends').eq('id',userId).single(); 
+  if (error) {
+    return {friends:null}
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  return data;
+}
+
+
+
 export async function handleUser(userData) {
   const {username, email, password} = userData;
   // userNotInDb(supabase, username);
@@ -52,4 +65,5 @@ export async function handleUser(userData) {
     
 };
 
-export { supabase };
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+export { supabase };
+
diff --git a/controllers/usersViaSupabase.js b/controllers/usersViaSupabase.js
index ca6f2c0..67704eb 100755
--- a/controllers/usersViaSupabase.js
+++ b/controllers/usersViaSupabase.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { getUsersData, getUserIdData, getAnimalsByUserId, handleUser } from "../adapters/supabaseAdapter.js";
+
+import { getUsersData, getUserIdData, getAnimalsByUserId, handleUser, getFriendsForUser } from "../adapters/supabaseAdapter.js";
 export async function getUsers(req, res) {
   try {
     const data = await getUsersData();
@@ -28,6 +29,27 @@ export async function getUserAnimals(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
+
+export async function getFriends(req, res) {
+  try {
+    const userId = parseInt(req.params.userId);
+    const friendsData = await getFriendsForUser(userId);
+    let detailedFriends = {'id':null}
+    if(friendsData.friends != null){
+
+      const friendKeys = Object.keys(friendsData.friends);
+      
+      detailedFriends = await Promise.all(
+        friendKeys.map(async (friendKey) => await getUserIdData(friendKey))
+        );
+      }
+     
+    res.json(detailedFriends);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).send(error.message);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function postAuthDetails(req, res) {
   const userData = req.body;
   try{
@@ -37,4 +59,5 @@ export async function postAuthDetails(req, res) {
   catch (err) {
     res.status(500).send(err.message);
   }
- };
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+ };
+
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 3825cf0..4b92ff4 100755
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express, { Router } from 'express';
 import cors from 'cors';
-import { getUsers, getUserId, getUserAnimals, postAuthDetails } from '../controllers/usersViaSupabase.js';
+import { getUsers, getUserId, getUserAnimals, postAuthDetails, getFriends } from '../controllers/usersViaSupabase.js';
+
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ router.options('/users', (req, res, next) => {
 router.get('/users', cors(), getUsers);
 router.get('/users/:number', cors(), getUserId);
 router.get('/users/:userId/animals', cors(), getUserAnimals);
+router.get('/users/:userId/friends',cors(),getFriends)
 router.post('/users', cors(), postAuthDetails);
 
+
 export default router;
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