diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..306a70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "cSpell.words": [
+    "sveltejs"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/home/index.ts b/src/routes/home/index.ts
index c6d5736..8ab7016 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/home/index.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,13 @@
-import type { RequestHandler } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import prisma from "$root/lib/prisma";
-import { timePosted } from "$root/lib/date";
+import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit'
+
+import {
+  createTweet,
+  getTweets,
+  removeTweet
+} from '$root/utils/prisma'
 
 export const get: RequestHandler = async () => {
-  const data = await prisma.tweet.findMany({
-    include: { user: true },
-    orderBy: { posted: 'desc' }
-  })
-
-  const liked = await prisma.liked.findMany({
-    where: { userId: 1 },
-    select: { tweetId: true }
-  })
-
-  const likedTweets = Object.keys(liked).map(
-    key => liked[key].tweetId
-  )
-
-  const tweets = data.map(tweet => {
-    return {
-      id: tweet.id,
-      content: tweet.content,
-      likes: tweet.likes,
-      posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
-      url: tweet.url,
-      avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
-      handle: tweet.user.handle,
-      name: tweet.user.name,
-      liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
-    }
-  })
+  const tweets = await getTweets()
 
   if (!tweets) {
     return { status: 400 }
@@ -43,26 +21,16 @@ export const get: RequestHandler = async () => {
 }
 
 export const post: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
-  const form = await request.formData()
-  const tweet = String(form.get('tweet'))
-
-  if (tweet.length > 140) {
-    return {
-      status: 400,
-      body: 'Maximum Tweet length exceeded.',
-      headers: { location: '/home' }
-    }
-  }
-
-  await prisma.tweet.create({
-    data: {
-      posted: new Date(),
-      url: Math.random().toString(16).slice(2),
-      content: tweet,
-      likes: 0,
-      user: { connect: { id: 1 } }
-    }
-  })
+  await createTweet(request)
 
   return {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export const del: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
+  await removeTweet(request)
+
+  return {
+    status: 303,
+    headers: { location: '/home' }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/home/like.ts b/src/routes/home/like.ts
index 8287850..ae8462c 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/like.ts
+++ b/src/routes/home/like.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,14 @@
-import prisma from "$root/lib/prisma";
-import type { RequestHandler } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit'
+
+import { likeTweet } from '$root/utils/prisma'
 
 export const post: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
-  const form = await request.formData()
-  const id = +form.get('id')
-
-  const liked = await prisma.liked.count({
-    where: { tweetId: id }
-  })
-
-  if (liked === 1) {
-    await prisma.liked.delete({ where: { tweetId: id } })
-
-    const count = await prisma.tweet.findUnique({
-      where: { id },
-      select: { likes: true }
-    })
-
-    await prisma.tweet.update({
-      where: { id },
-      data: { likes: count.likes -= 1 }
-    })
-
-    return {
-      status: 303,
-      headers: { location: '/home' }
-    }
-  }
-
-  await prisma.liked.create({
-    data: {
-      tweetId: id,
-      user: { connect: { id: 1 } }
-    }
-  })
-
-  const count = await prisma.tweet.findUnique({
-    where: { id },
-    select: { likes: true }
-  })
-
-  await prisma.tweet.update({
-    where: { id },
-    data: { likes: (count.likes += 1) }
-  })
+  await likeTweet(request)
 
   return {
     status: 303,
-    headers: { location: '/home' }
+    headers: {
+      location: '/home'
+    }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/home/profile/[user].ts b/src/routes/home/profile/[user].ts
index 9c68063..be73f5c 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/profile/[user].ts
+++ b/src/routes/home/profile/[user].ts
@@ -1,48 +1,12 @@
-import type { RequestHandler } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-
-import prisma from "$root/lib/prisma";
-import { timePosted } from "$root/lib/date";
+import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit'
+import { getUserProfile } from '$root/utils/prisma'
 
 export const get: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
-  const profile = await prisma.user.findFirst({
-    where: { name: params.user }
-  })
-
-  const tweets = await prisma.tweet.findMany({
-    where: { user: { id: 1 } },
-    include: { user: true },
-    orderBy: { posted: 'desc' }
-  })
-
-  const liked = await prisma.liked.findMany({
-    where: { userId: 1 },
-    select: { tweetId: true }
-  })
-
-  const likedTweets = Object.keys(liked).map(
-    key => liked[key].tweetId
-  )
-
-  if (!profile || !tweets || tweets.length === 0) {
-    return { status: 404 }
-  }
-
-  const userTweets = tweets.map(tweet => {
-    return {
-      id: tweet.id,
-      content: tweet.content,
-      likes: tweet.likes,
-      posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
-      url: tweet.url,
-      avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
-      handle: tweet.user.handle,
-      name: tweet.user.name,
-      liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
-    }
-  })
+  const { profile, tweets } = await getUserProfile(params)
 
   return {
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     status: 200,
-    body: { profile, tweets: userTweets }
+    body: { profile, tweets }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/home/profile/[user]/status/[tweetId]/index.ts b/src/routes/home/profile/[user]/status/[tweetId]/index.ts
index 15c6183..0e2a33d 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/profile/[user]/status/[tweetId]/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/home/profile/[user]/status/[tweetId]/index.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,16 @@
-import { timePosted } from "$root/lib/date";
-import prisma from "$root/lib/prisma";
-import type { RequestHandler } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit'
+
+import { getTweet } from '$root/utils/prisma'
 
 export const get: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
-  const tweet = await prisma.tweet.findFirst({
-    where: { url: params.tweetId },
-    include: { user: true }
-  })
+  const tweet = await getTweet(params)
 
-  const liked = await prisma.liked.findMany({
-    where: { userId: 1 },
-    select: { tweetId: true }
-  })
-
-  const likedTweets = Object.keys(liked).map(
-    key => liked[key].tweetId
-  )
-
-  const userTweet = {
-    id: tweet.id,
-    content: tweet.content,
-    likes: tweet.likes,
-    posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
-    url: tweet.url,
-    avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
-    handle: tweet.user.handle,
-    name: tweet.user.name,
-    liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
+  if (!tweet) {
+    return { status: 400 }
   }
 
   return {
     status: 200,
-    body: { tweet: userTweet }
+    body: { tweet }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/prisma.ts b/src/utils/prisma.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79eef42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/prisma.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import prisma from '$root/lib/prisma'
+import { timePosted } from '$root/lib/date'
+
+export async function getTweets() {
+  const tweets = await prisma.tweet.findMany({
+    include: { user: true },
+    orderBy: { posted: 'desc' }
+  })
+
+  const likedTweets = await getLikedTweets()
+
+  return tweets.map((tweet) => {
+    return {
+      id: tweet.id,
+      content: tweet.content,
+      likes: tweet.likes,
+      posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
+      url: tweet.url,
+      avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
+      handle: tweet.user.handle,
+      name: tweet.user.name,
+      liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export async function getTweet(
+  params: Record<string, string>
+) {
+  const tweet = await prisma.tweet.findFirst({
+    where: { url: params.tweetId },
+    include: { user: true }
+  })
+
+  const likedTweets = await getLikedTweets()
+
+  return {
+    id: tweet.id,
+    content: tweet.content,
+    likes: tweet.likes,
+    posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
+    url: tweet.url,
+    avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
+    handle: tweet.user.handle,
+    name: tweet.user.name,
+    liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getLikedTweets() {
+  const liked = await prisma.liked.findMany({
+    where: { userId: 1 },
+    select: { tweetId: true }
+  })
+
+  const likedTweets = Object.keys(liked).map(
+    (key) => liked[key].tweetId
+  )
+
+  return likedTweets
+}
+
+export async function createTweet(request: Request) {
+  const form = await request.formData()
+  const tweet = String(form.get('tweet'))
+
+  if (tweet.length > 140) {
+    return {
+      status: 400,
+      body: 'Maximum Tweet length exceeded.',
+      headers: { location: '/home' }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // you can get the user from the session
+  await prisma.tweet.create({
+    data: {
+      posted: new Date(),
+      url: Math.random().toString(16).slice(2),
+      content: tweet,
+      likes: 0,
+      user: { connect: { id: 1 } }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export async function removeTweet(request: Request) {
+  const form = await request.formData()
+  const tweetId = +form.get('id')
+  await prisma.tweet.delete({ where: { id: tweetId } })
+}
+
+export async function likeTweet(request: Request) {
+  const form = await request.formData()
+  const id = +form.get('id')
+
+  // verify if tweet is already liked
+  const liked = await prisma.liked.count({
+    where: { tweetId: id }
+  })
+
+  if (liked === 1) {
+    // if tweet is already liked unlike it
+    await prisma.liked.delete({ where: { tweetId: id } })
+
+    // update the likes count
+    const count = await prisma.tweet.findUnique({
+      where: { id },
+      select: { likes: true }
+    })
+
+    await prisma.tweet.update({
+      where: { id },
+      data: { likes: (count.likes -= 1) }
+    })
+
+    return {
+      status: 303,
+      headers: {
+        location: '/home'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // add liked record
+  await prisma.liked.create({
+    data: {
+      tweetId: id,
+      user: { connect: { id: 1 } }
+    }
+  })
+
+  // get the current like count and update it
+  const count = await prisma.tweet.findUnique({
+    where: { id },
+    select: { likes: true }
+  })
+
+  await prisma.tweet.update({
+    where: { id },
+    data: { likes: (count.likes += 1) }
+  })
+}
+
+export async function getUserProfile(
+  params: Record<string, string>
+) {
+  const profile = await prisma.user.findFirst({
+    where: { name: params.user }
+  })
+
+  const tweets = await prisma.tweet.findMany({
+    where: { user: { id: 1 } },
+    include: { user: true },
+    orderBy: { posted: 'desc' }
+  })
+
+  const likedTweets = await getLikedTweets()
+
+  if (!profile || !tweets || tweets.length === 0) {
+    return { status: 404 }
+  }
+
+  const userTweets = tweets.map((tweet) => {
+    return {
+      id: tweet.id,
+      content: tweet.content,
+      likes: tweet.likes,
+      posted: timePosted(tweet.posted),
+      url: tweet.url,
+      avatar: tweet.user.avatar,
+      handle: tweet.user.handle,
+      name: tweet.user.name,
+      liked: likedTweets.includes(tweet.id)
+    }
+  })
+
+  return { profile, tweets: userTweets }
+}
diff --git a/svelte.config.js b/svelte.config.js
index 5152a9d..08ba275 100644
--- a/svelte.config.js
+++ b/svelte.config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const config = {
 					$root: path.resolve('./src')
 				}
 			}
-		}
+		},
+		methodOverride: { allowed: ['DELETE'] }
 	}
 };