diff --git a/dev/json_template-msg-xfer.py b/dev/json_template-msg-xfer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 76f6e48..0000000
--- a/dev/json_template-msg-xfer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# Types: App, s2s_msg
-# Auth: public, private
-
-import json
-
-
-msg_xfer = {
-    'mode':'msg_xfer',
-    'system_name':'ABC',
-    'response_url':'http://localhost:8093/api/',
-    'auth_type':'private',
-    'credentials': {
-        'user':'test_name',
-        'password':'passw0rd',
-        },
-    'data':{
-        1:{'source_id':1234,
-            'destination_id':3153591,
-            'slot':2,
-            'msg_type':'unit',
-            'msg_format':'motorola',
-            'message':'text of the message'
-              },
-        2:{'source_id':1234,
-            'destination_id':3153591,
-            'slot':2,
-            'msg_type':'unit',
-            'msg_format':'motorola',
-            'message':'text of the 2nd message'
-              }
-
-    }
-
-}
-
-json_object = json.dumps(msg_xfer, indent = 4)  
-print(json_object) 
-
diff --git a/dev/json_templates.py b/dev/json_templates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..742aab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/json_templates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Types: App, msg_xfer, raw
+# Auth: public, private
+
+import json
+
+
+msg_xfer = {
+    'mode':'msg_xfer',
+    'system_name':'ABC',
+    'response_url':'http://localhost:8093/api/',
+    'auth_type':'private',
+    'credentials': {
+        'user':'test_name',
+        'password':'passw0rd',
+        },
+    'data':{
+        1:{'source_id':1234,
+            'destination_id':3153591,
+            'slot':2,
+            'msg_type':'unit',
+            'msg_format':'motorola',
+            'message':'text of the message'
+              },
+        2:{'source_id':1234,
+            'destination_id':3153591,
+            'slot':2,
+            'msg_type':'unit',
+            'msg_format':'motorola',
+            'message':'text of the 2nd message'
+              }
+
+    }
+
+}
+
+json_object = json.dumps(msg_xfer, indent = 4)
+print('App')
+print(json_object) 
+
+app_request = {
+    'mode':'app',
+    'system_name':'ABC',
+    'response_url':'http://localhost:8093/api/',
+    'auth_token':'1234567899',
+    'data':{
+            'source_id':1234,
+            'destination_id':3153591,
+            'slot':2,
+            'msg_type':'unit',
+            'msg_format':'motorola',
+            'message':'text of the message'
+            }
+}
+
+json_object = json.dumps(app_request, indent = 4)  
+print(json_object)
+
+app_response = {
+    'mode':'app',
+    'system_name':'APP',
+    'auth_token':'1234567899',
+    'data':{
+        1:{'source_id':1234,
+            'destination_id':3153591,
+            'slot':2,
+            'msg_type':'unit',
+            'msg_format':'motorola',
+            'message':'text of the message'
+              },
+        2:{'source_id':1234,
+            'destination_id':3153591,
+            'slot':2,
+            'msg_type':'unit',
+            'msg_format':'motorola',
+            'message':'text of the 2nd message'
+              }
+        }
+}
+
+json_object = json.dumps(app_response, indent = 4)  
+print(json_object)
diff --git a/scripts/dashboard/dashboard.py b/scripts/dashboard/dashboard.py
index 1364119..87f8955 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboard/dashboard.py
+++ b/scripts/dashboard/dashboard.py
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@ def api(api_mode=None):
                     mode=api_data['mode'],
                     status='Not an authorization method',
                 )
+        if api_data['mode'] == 'app':
+            print('implement')
         else:
             message = jsonify(message='Mode not found')
             return make_response(message, 400)