diff --git a/firefish-calls/createNote.mjs b/firefish-calls/createNote.mjs
index 1543c79..7951b54 100644
--- a/firefish-calls/createNote.mjs
+++ b/firefish-calls/createNote.mjs
@@ -1,44 +1,29 @@
-import { apiKey } from './API.mjs'
+import firefish from './firefish.mjs'
 import logger from '../logger.mjs'
-//JUST FOR USE IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
-import { Agent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici'
-const agent = new Agent({
-  connect: {
-    rejectUnauthorized: false
-  }
-})
-setGlobalDispatcher(agent)
-//^^^JUST FOR USE IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT^^^
+// //JUST FOR USE IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
+// import { Agent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici'
+// const agent = new Agent({
+//   connect: {
+//     rejectUnauthorized: false
+//   }
+// })
+// setGlobalDispatcher(agent)
+// //^^^JUST FOR USE IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT^^^
+
 
 
 export default async function createNote(text) {
-  const childLogger = logger.child({text})
-  childLogger.trace("createNote called")
-  const url = 'http://localhost:3000/api/notes/create'
-  const params = {
+  logger.trace("createNote called")
+  const body = {
     text: text,
   }
-  const headers = {
-    "Authorization": "Bearer " + apiKey,
-    "Content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
+  try {
+    const response = await firefish.post("notes/create",body)
+    logger.info(response)
+    return response.data
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw error
   }
-  return await fetch(url, {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: headers,
-    body: JSON.stringify(params),
-  
-  
-  })
-    .then(res => {
-      return res.json()
-    })
-    .then(data => {
-      childLogger.trace(data, "note created successfully")
-      return data
-    })
-    .catch(error =>{
-      throw error
-    })
 }
 
 
diff --git a/firefish-calls/firefish.mjs b/firefish-calls/firefish.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6a41e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firefish-calls/firefish.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import axios from "axios"
+
+const apiKey = "sdJSmZpT518eOsNJUyiGNKGwjrcsQE1d"
+
+export default axios.create({
+    baseURL: "http://localhost:3000/api/",
+    //timeout:1000,
+    headers: {
+        "Authorization": "Bearer " + apiKey,
+        "Content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
+      }
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a46f7d0..8ab272c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
+        "axios": "^1.4.0",
         "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
@@ -228,6 +229,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-flatten/-/array-flatten-1.1.1.tgz",
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     },
+    "node_modules/asynckit": {
+      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asynckit/-/asynckit-0.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Oei9OH4tRh0YqU3GxhX79dM/mwVgvbZJaSNaRk+bshkj0S5cfHcgYakreBjrHwatXKbz+IoIdYLxrKim2MjW0Q=="
+    },
     "node_modules/atomic-sleep": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/atomic-sleep/-/atomic-sleep-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -236,6 +242,16 @@
         "node": ">=8.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/axios": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-S4XCWMEmzvo64T9GfvQDOXgYRDJ/wsSZc7Jvdgx5u1sd0JwsuPLqb3SYmusag+edF6ziyMensPVqLTSc1PiSEA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -416,6 +432,17 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colorette/-/colorette-2.0.19.tgz",
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     },
+    "node_modules/combined-stream": {
+      "version": "1.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FQN4MRfuJeHf7cBbBMJFXhKSDq+2kAArBlmRBvcvFE5BB1HZKXtSFASDhdlz9zOYwxh8lDdnvmMOe/+5cdoEdg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/commander": {
       "version": "10.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-10.0.1.tgz",
@@ -483,6 +510,14 @@
         "ms": "2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/delayed-stream": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/delegates": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -734,6 +769,38 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
+      "version": "1.15.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VQLG33o04KaQ8uYi2tVNbdrWp1QWxNNea+nmIB4EVM28v0hmP17z7aG1+wAkNzVq4KeXTq3221ye5qTJP91JwA==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "individual",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
+        }
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "debug": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/form-data": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+        "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+        "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/forwarded": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/forwarded/-/forwarded-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1867,6 +1934,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/pump": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pump/-/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf9015e..87876b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.4.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "node-cron": "^3.0.2",