diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 3e7dc106..61d0663e 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 This is the api service that will supply the frontend with the insights that are driven by the machine
 learning and data modelling services.
 
+# Usage
+
+## Local
+
+For running the serice locally, natigate to the backend directory and run the following command:
+
+```bash
+uvicorn main:app --reload
+```
+
 ### Thoughts for authenticating the frontend with the backend
 To provide secure communication between your frontend Next.js application and your backend FastAPI service, you have several options. Here are a few popular approaches:
 
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index ee60be1f..35db91d1 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 app = FastAPI()
 
 
-@app.get("/")
-async def root():
-    return {"message": "Hello World"}
+@app.get("/portfolio/{portfolio_id}")
+async def get_portfolio(portfolio_id: int):
+    return {
+        "portfolio_id": portfolio_id,
+        "name": "My Portfolio",
+        "description": "This is my portfolio",
+    }