diff --git a/backend/api/src/lib.rs b/backend/api/src/lib.rs
index 2036f17..3bd8da7 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ return Json(res);
 
 async fn create_book(
     Extension(ref conn): Extension<DatabaseConnection>,
-    doc_sent : Form<BookUI>, 
+    Json(doc_sent): Json<BookUI>, 
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
 println!("Creating book");
     let book: book::Model = book::Model{
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.rs b/frontend/src/main.rs
index b463f9c..e34a698 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use log::info;
 //use log::Level;
 use reqwasm::http::Request;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json;
 use sycamore::futures::spawn_local;
 use sycamore::prelude::*;
 //use sycamore::suspense::Suspense;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ async fn fetch_books(search: String) -> Result<Vec<BookUI>, reqwasm::Error> {
 
 async fn add_book(record: BookUI) -> Result<reqwasm::http::Response, reqwasm::Error> {
     let url = format!("http://localhost:8081/api/create");
-    let resp = Request::post(&url).body(serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&record).unwrap()).header("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded").send().await?;
+    let resp = Request::post(&url).body(serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&serde_json::to_string(&record).unwrap()).unwrap()).header("content-type","application/json").send().await?;
     Ok(resp)
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ pub fn Header<G: Html>(cx: Scope) -> View<G> {
             if !task.is_empty() {
                 app_state.search.set(task);
     app_state.openlibrary.set(true);
-                println!("Fetching search\n");
                 info!("Fetching search\n");
                 value.set("".to_string());
                 input_ref
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn Header<G: Html>(cx: Scope) -> View<G> {
             h1 { "Search OpenLibrary" }
             input(ref=input_ref,
                 class="new-todo",
-                placeholder="What needs to be done?",
+                placeholder="Search openlibrary",
                 bind:value=value,
                 on:keyup=handle_submit,
             )