diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/PageAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/PageAPIController.php
index 04e9537..32e9ebe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/PageAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/PageAPIController.php
@@ -28,63 +28,75 @@ class PageAPIController extends Controller
 
     public function update(Request $request)
     {
-        $body      = $request->collect();
-        $images    = $request->file('images');
-        $apiKey    = $request->header('fipamo-api-key');
-        $imageList = '';
-        $fileList  = '';
-        $body      = $body->all();
-        //if new images are present, replace existing
-        //if not, keep current
-        if ($request->hasfile('images')) {
-            foreach ($images as $key => $image) {
-                $response  = $this->upload->handlefile($image, false);
-                $imageList = $imageList . $response['filePath'] . ',';
-            }
-        } else {
-            $imageList = $body['imageList'];
+        $body = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        //check to see if required fields are present
+        if ($body->uuid == '' || $body->uuid == null) {
+            $error = [
+                'message' => "[uuidx    ] is a required field",
+                'type'    => 'postError',
+            ];
+            return response()->json($error)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
         }
+        $apiKey     = $request->header('fipamo-api-key');
+        $body->slug = strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $body->title));
+        if (!isset($body->imageList)) {
+            $body->imageList = '';
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($body->fileList)) {
+            $body->fileList = '';
+        }
+        //find member based on key and create a session
         $folks  = $this->member->getAll();
         $member = find($folks, ['key' => $apiKey]);
         $request->session()->put('member', $member);
-        $body['slug']      = strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $body['title']));
-        $body['imageList'] = $imageList;
-        $body['fileList']  = $fileList;
-        $body              = (object) $body;
-        $result            = $this->pages->update($body);
+        $result = $this->pages->update($body);
+        //clear session once page is created
         session()->flush();
         return response()->json($result)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
 
     public function create(Request $request)
     {
-        $body      = $request->collect();
-        $images    = $request->file('images');
-        $apiKey    = $request->header('fipamo-api-key');
-        $imageList = '';
-        $fileList  = '';
-        if ($request->hasfile('images')) {
-            foreach ($images as $key => $image) {
-                $response  = $this->upload->handlefile($image, false);
-                $imageList = $imageList . $response['filePath'] . ',';
-            }
+        $body = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        //check to see if required fields are present
+        if ($body->title == '' || $body->title == null) {
+            $error = [
+                'message' => "[title] is a required field",
+                'type'    => 'postError',
+            ];
+            return response()->json($error)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
         }
-        $folks  = $this->member->getAll();
+        $apiKey     = $request->header('fipamo-api-key');
+        $folks      = $this->member->getAll();
+        $body->slug = strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $body->title));
+        if (!isset($body->imageList)) {
+            $body->imageList = '';
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($body->fileList)) {
+            $body->fileList = '';
+        }
+        //find member based on key and create a session
         $member = find($folks, ['key' => $apiKey]);
         $request->session()->put('member', $member);
-        $body              = $body->all();
-        $body['slug']      = strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $body['title']));
-        $body['imageList'] = $imageList;
-        $body['fileList']  = $fileList;
-        $body              = (object) $body;
-        $result            = $this->pages->create($body);
+        $result = $this->pages->create($body);
+        //clear session once page is created
         session()->flush();
         return response()->json($result)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
 
     public function delete(Request $request)
     {
-        $body   = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        $body = json_decode($request->getContent());
+        //check to see if required fields are present
+        if ($body->uuid == '' || $body->uuid == null) {
+            $error = [
+                'message' => "[uuidx    ] is a required field",
+                'type'    => 'postError',
+            ];
+            return response()->json($error)->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+        }
         $apiKey = $request->header('fipamo-api-key');
         $folks  = $this->member->getAll();
         $member = find($folks, ['key' => $apiKey]);
diff --git a/app/Repositories/PageRepository.php b/app/Repositories/PageRepository.php
index 2fe8433..fb6cc81 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/PageRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/PageRepository.php
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ class PageRepository implements PageRepositoryInterface
             $body->menu      = 'false';
             $body->published = 'false';
             $body->featured  = 'false';
+            //set body object with prexisting data
+            $body->id        = $page['id'];
+            $body->layout    = $page['layout'];
+            $body->slug      = $page['slug'];
+            $body->title     = $page['title'];
+            $body->imageList = $page['feature'];
+            $body->fileList  = $page['files'];
+            $body->tags      = $page['tags'];
+            $body->content   = $page['content'];
         } else {
             $deleted = isset($page['deleted']) ? $page['deleted'] : 'false';
         }
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index ddecda8..afc94cb 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Route::post("/v1/restore", [InitAPIController::class, 'setupRestore']);
 
 //handle page editing actions
 Route::group(['prefix' => '/admin/page', 'middleware' => 'validate.key'], function () {
-    Route::post("/update", [PageAPIController::class, 'update']);
+    Route::put("/update", [PageAPIController::class, 'update']);
     Route::post("/create", [PageAPIController::class, 'create']);
     Route::delete("/delete", [PageAPIController::class, 'delete']);
 });