diff --git a/HelloWorldAPI.py b/HelloWorldAPI.py
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+from flask import Flask
+from flask_restful import Api, Resource
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+api = Api(app)
+
+class HelloWorld(Resource):
+
+    def get(self):
+        return {"data": "hello world"}
+
+api.add_resource(HelloWorld, "/helloworld")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(debug=True) 
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diff --git a/apicaller.py b/apicaller.py
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+import requests
+
+
+base = "http://127.0.0.1:5000/"
+
+r = requests.get(base + "helloworld")
+
+print(r.json())
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