diff --git a/src/api/audioRecognition.js b/src/api/audioRecognition.js
index e69de29..c00847a 100644
--- a/src/api/audioRecognition.js
+++ b/src/api/audioRecognition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+export default function audioController(filePath, AUDD_API_TOKEN) {
+  const audioData = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
+  const base64Audio = Buffer.from(audioData).toString('base64');
+  const body = new URLSearchParams({
+    api_token: AUDD_API_TOKEN,
+    audio: base64Audio,
+    return: 'spotify',
+  });
+
+  const requestOptions = {
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+  };
+
+  return axios.post('https://api.audd.io/', new URLSearchParams(body), requestOptions)
+    .then((response) => {
+      const { data } = response;
+      if (!data) throw new Error('No data received from Audd API');
+      if (data.error) throw new Error(`Audd API Error: ${JSON.stringify(data.error)}`);
+      return data;
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error('Error recognizing audio:', error.toString());
+      throw error;
+    });
+}